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At 4:01 pm EST, it crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River, 0.75 nmi (0.9 mi; 1.4 km) from the end of the runway. The plane hit six cars and a truck on the bridge, and tore away 97 feet (30 m) of the bridge's rail and 41 feet (12 m) of the bridge's wall.
Now, 43 years later, passersby on the bridge, if they look close enough, can see that the bridge has been renamed. It is now officially known as the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge.
Airports authority CEO Potter said the airport would remain closed until at least 11 a.m. on Thursday. In 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River ...
The aircraft crashed into terrain due to low visibility. February 23, 1934 8 0 0 1934 United Airlines Boeing 247 crash: Wasatch Mountains, 35 miles east of Salt Lake City: Utah: Boeing 247: The aircraft crashed into terrain in poor weather. October 10, 1933 7 0 0 1933 United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion: near Chesterton: Indiana ...
The northbound span was originally named the 14th Street Bridge when it opened in 1950, renamed the Rochambeau Bridge eight years later, and renamed the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge in 1985 for a passenger of Air Florida Flight 90, who died in 1982 saving others from the freezing water.
In January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river immediately after takeoff due to icing on the aircraft. “That crash occurred during the day and during a similar cold stretch in the ...
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed very shortly after takeoff from Washington National Airport due to atmospheric icing and pilot error, killing 74 of the 79 people on board, injuring four of the five survivors, and killing four people on the Interstate 395 14th Street Bridge, which the Boeing 737-200 crashed into before ...
The first air crash of 2025 involving a passenger jet has taken place in Washington DC. ... flown into the Pentagon – the airport was closed for 23 days. ... passenger jet in 2024. Jeju Air ...