Hero who saved survivors of 1982 Air Florida crash had been a Boca Raton bank president
Arland Williams' fiancee said he didn't know how to swim and was terrified of the water but he kept a cool head and helped ...
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Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from what was then known Washington National Airport. Unfolding in icy, snowy conditions, the airliner ...
Yahoo News14d
Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
At that time, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on Jan. 13, 1982, immediately following take-off from what was then known Washington National Airport. Unfolding in icy, snowy conditions, the airliner’s ...
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‘It just went straight to the bottom’: DC plane crash rekindles memories of Air Florida Flight 90
“It was Florida Flight 90.” Huff said he watched a woman get ... Huff explained, as that man was near death, even more people stepped in to help. “Three other people ran down to the bank ...
San Antonio Express-News14d
For a brief time, D.C. crash reminded us of our shared humanity
In the late afternoon of Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into a bridge shortly ... Such a shame that it often takes death to remind us. [email protected] Sign up for the ...
The Washington Post15d
A history of commercial plane crashes and what we learned from them
It came down to a jack screw as thick as an ice cream cone and the soft, copper alloy of the acme nut that was supposed to be tightened around it that led to the deaths of 83 passengers and five ...
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43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
Almost 43 years ago to the day, tragedy struck when a commercial jet − Air Florida Flight 90 − plunged into icy waters shortly after an afternoon takeoff from the same airport where a ...
FOX 5 Atlanta15d
When was the last major commercial airplane crash?
Another person on the ground also died, bringing the total death toll to 50 ... led to safety changes at the FAA. RELATED: Air Florida Flight 90: What happened when plane crashed into DC's ...