Air Florida Flight 90 crash
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The Air Florida Flight 90 crash was a 1982 aviation disaster in which a Boeing 737 struck a bridge and plunged into the icy Potomac River in Washington, D.C., leading to significant loss of life and widely publicized rescue efforts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Florida Flight 90 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | aviation accident ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | Boeing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRegistration | N62AF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Boeing 737-222 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airline | Air Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Air Florida Flight 90 accident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bridgeStruck | 14th Street Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
aircraft icing
ⓘ
failure to use engine anti-ice ⓘ improper de-icing ⓘ pilot error ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| date | 1982-01-13 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCity | Fort Lauderdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationState | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatalitiesOnboard | 74 ⓘ |
| flightNumber | Flight 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groundFatalities | 4 ⓘ |
| investigatingAgency | National Transportation Safety Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
changes in cockpit crew training
ⓘ
changes in de-icing procedures ⓘ |
| location |
Potomac River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive television coverage in the United States ⓘ |
| memorial | Arland D. Williams Jr. Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRescuer | Lenny Skutnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictim | Arland D. Williams Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onboardOccupants | 79 ⓘ |
| originAirport | Washington National Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | history of aviation safety in the United States ⓘ |
| passengers | 74 ⓘ |
| phaseOfFlight | takeoff ⓘ |
| river | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stopoverAirport | Tampa International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivors | 5 ⓘ |
| totalFatalities | 78 ⓘ |
| weatherCondition |
icing
ⓘ
snow ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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Air Florida Flight 90