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.

Jan 30, 2025 · The two aircraft collided at a height yet to be precisely established (at its last tracking point, the plane was below 300 feet [91 m]), causing the helicopter to explode and crash into the Potomac River. The airliner's airspeed was 128 miles per hour (206 km/h; 111 kn). [35]

6 days ago · Joseph Stiley, now 86, used his in-flight experience to avoid death in the 1982 plane crash on the Potomac River. Almost exactly 43 years later, he heard news of the American Airlines crash on the ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Emergency response units work at the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on Thursday, in...

Jan 30, 2025 · On the night of Wednesday, Jan. 29, an American Airlines regional passenger aircraft collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac River, the same site of another tragic...

Jan 31, 2025 · All 67 people onboard both the passenger jet and Black Hawk military helicopter are presumed dead after the midair collision over the Potomac River. The remains of 41 people have been...

Jan 12, 2024 · Air Florida Flight 90 was briefly airborne before it struck the 14th Street Bridge on its way down, smashing cars and killing four people on the bridge before plunging headfirst into the...

Jan 30, 2025 · On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today, a catastrophic crash involving Air Florida Flight 90 claimed the lives of 74 people and 4 motorists, leaving an indelible mark on history.

Jan 30, 2025 · On Jan. 13, 1982, a passenger jet bound for Tampa, Fla., struck a bridge over the river after taking off from Washington National Airport in a snowstorm, leaving 78 people dead. The plane,...

Jan 13, 2025 · Flight 90 was only in the air for 30 seconds before crashing into the 14th Street Bridge and falling into the frozen Potomac River, breaking into several pieces.