Air Disasters
Season 5, Episode 4: Tragedy on the Potomac
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On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737-222, crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and plunged through the ice into the Potomac River just two miles from the White House. The death toll reached 74, including four motorists on the bridge, forever changing airport procedure during inclement weather.
All Episodes - Season 5
Episode 1
Fight to the Death
Episode 2
Speed Trap
Episode 3
Lost in Translation
Episode 4
Tragedy on the Potomac
Episode 5
Queens Catastrophe
Episode 6
Into the Eye of the Storm
Episode 7
Massacre Over the Mediterranean
Episode 8
Imperfect Pitch
Episode 9
Getting Out Alive
Episode 10
Terror in Paradise
Episode 11
Titanic in the Sky