Air Florida Flight 90 Crash
The plane on a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by the now defunct air.
Air florida flight 90 crash. The investigation into the crash of air florida flight 90 was led by the national transportation safety board ntsb. 13 1982 led to one of the most haunting tragedies in washington d c history. The crash of air florida flight 90 which killed 78. 14 jan 1982 story air florida flight 90 was a scheduled u s.
On january 13 1982 air florida flight 90 crashes into the 14th street bridge over the potomac river in washington d c resulting in 78 fatalities. Air florida flight 90 was a scheduled u s. Domestic passenger flight from washington national airport in arlington county virginia to f. Directed by robert michael lewis.
They concluded that the probable cause of the crash was the flight crew failure to use engine anti ice during ground operation and takeoff their decision to take off with snow ice on the airfoil surfaces of the aircraft and the captain s failure to reject the.
