NTSB Recovers Black Boxes From Potomac River After Tragic D.C. Plane Crash
Investigators have recovered the flight recorders—also known as black boxes—from both the commercial jet and the military ...
43 years ago, another D.C. plane crash and dramatic rescue on the Potomac River
The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 ...
Helicopters over the Potomac River aren’t rescuing people, they’re dropping off drilling crews
D.C. Water is dropping crews and a 14-ton drilling rig just north of Great Falls in Virginia to gather samples for a future ...
DC plane crash recalls similar event in 1982
The news of an American Airlines jet and Black Hawk helicopter colliding on Wednesday recalls a similar tragedy that happened ...
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A fiery crash above the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., tears a wound in the heart of Kansas
From out of nowhere, a small darting light and then a fireball. That was the view Wednesday night, what I saw in a video posted to the Washington Post’s website. The fate of American Airlines Flight ...
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43 years later, Potomac crash revives memories of 1982 Air Florida tragedy
Collision between American airlines jet and Black Hawk on Potomac revives haunting memories of the 1982 tragedy.
Rescue Teams Recover 18 Bodies Out Of Potomac River After Jet-Chopper Crash
Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 18 victims of the plane that crashed into the Potomac River near Donald Reagan ...
Victims of D.C. plane crash include U.S. Figure Skating team members. What to know about in air collision
A airplane and military helicopter collided in Washington, D.C., before plunging into the Potomac River. Here's who was on board, flight path and more.
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At least 30 bodies pulled from river after passenger jet and helicopter collide over Washington DC
At least 19 bodies recovered from the Potomac River after a plane and a helicopter collided over Washington DC last night, ...
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‘Risking lives to save others’: Ex-pilot recalls 1982 rescue of Air Florida Flight 90 passengers
Donald Usher, a former helicopter pilot who helped rescue survivors from the 1982 Air Florida Flight 90 crash in the Potomac River, reflects on the emotional toll of that rescue as news of a similar ...
DC plane crash isn’t first along Potomac River. How 1982 collision reshaped US flight
I don’t know of any other accident that has had this amount of impact on aviation but also in other industries,” one expert ...
The final seconds — and grim aftermath — of D.C. plane crash that killed 67
In seconds, the wreckage of each aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, the victims with it. All perished.