American Airlines Plane Crash Follows Strikingly Similar Tragedy on Potomac 43 Years Ago. Only 5 Survived the 1982 Disaster
Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, cabin crew members and ...
No survivors after American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Washington, DC
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, ...
American Airlines crash in Washington, D.C. is carrier’s worst disaster in two decades
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort ...
U.S. hasn’t seen a major airline crash since 2009
The last deadly major crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. was in 2009, when 49 people — 45 passengers, 2 pilots ...
Pilots Warned of Dangerous Increase in Near Misses at U.S. Airports Before American Airlines Crash
A New York Times investigation from August 2023 included confidential reports documenting an alarming number of near ...
Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.
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A Look Back at the Deadly 1982 Potomac River Crash
The American Airlines plane and helicopter collision is sparking memories of the deadly 1982 Potomac River crash.
Flair passengers had a scare when Montreal landing was aborted before D.C. crash
The problem arose after a second aircraft remained unexpectedly on the tarmac at the Dorval airport. It was a Bombardier Challenger 3500 corporate jet registered in Mexico.
Fear of Flying Is Different Now
Statistically, for now at least, flying is still much safer than driving. According to the International Air Transport ...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Plane crashes that stunned our city
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...
The horrific near-misses and plane crashes that have plagued DC's notoriously dangerous Reagan Airport
The American Airlines crash near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport follows a pattern of crashes and near-misses - including a 1982 crash that left 78 people dead.