Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, cabin crew members and motorists died. Just five people survived, and only three are still alive to witness news of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.

The crash and rescue on the icy river connecting Washington, DC and Virginia had similarities to this one. Five of the 79 aboard the flight survived.

The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.

The aviation disaster near Washington DC has brought up memories of another crash into the Potomac River 43 years ago – the Air Florida Flight 90. The search at the crash site of the American Airlines plane and US military Black Hawk helicopter has turned into a recovery operation after officials said they don’t ‘believe there are any survivors.

A Boeing 737 crashed into a bridge over the river on Jan. 13, 1982, just after taking off from Washington National Airport in a snowstorm.

Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the Potomac River,

Officials say the bodies all 67 passengers involved in the Washington, D.C. midair collision have been recovered from the Potomac River. It comes as new details on the investigation are emerging, including that the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the crash was flying at 300 feet.

Early findings from the plane's data recorder show the pilots desperately tried to pull up just seconds before the collision, marking the deadliest aviation catastrophe in the US in 25 years

A number of parts of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter have now been lifted from the Potomac River. The National Transportation Safety Board announced on Monday, Feb.