The American Airlines plane and helicopter collision is sparking memories of the deadly 1982 Potomac River crash. Forty-three years ago, a plane crashed into the 14th Street Bridge 30 seconds after taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport during icy conditions. The Boeing 737 ended up in the Potomac River. Seventy-four passengers and crew members perished in the 1982 crash. Miraculously, five people survived.
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& thats how I met your mother
Didn't they try to save someone still in their seat, but they ended up drawing because they couldn't break him free?
Absolute Hero. Thank you, Lenny.
I remember this article "Man in the water"
Unironically, Regan fired all of those air traffic controllers who wanted better working conditions and better hours and higher wages. Right as this happened.
I wasn’t born yet not for another 11 years. I didn’t even know this happened.
Just before it crashed, Christina Crawford's flight cleared the skies.
This was horrific. I remember when it happened.
It wasn’t called Reagan airport then
I remember watching a made for TV movie about this
I remember that day so well, I was 21. I wonder if that woman and that hero are still alive today?
Trump says this NEVER HAPPENED, all FAKE NEWS!!!
I watched that live, still sends chills down my spine, but Lenny jumping in water to save Priscilla still one of greatest acts of spontaneous heroism ever caught on film..👍🇺🇸
Just drove across those bridges and thought about these poor people and the heroism
I can still remember watching this on my little B&W TV back on that day in 82. When I saw the recent crash of the PSA flight I was shocked that it came down not far from the Air Florida crash. That stretch of river is a graveyard.
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I wasn't born until 1987 and I'd never heard of this until now.
I was there. By "there" I mean in my living room watching on TV as an 8 YO
I remember watching this as a kid. I never got over the footage of first responders standing there watching people drown. This and watching police hiding behind their cars in the Columbine parking lot had a profound effect on my world view – I would say that they sharpened my understanding of reality.
This river is bad news for aircraft 😜
Years later…
It’s always boeing 737
Even in the UK, it is a vivid memory of mine, so tragic and the sight of that poor woman blinded by fuel and ice? OMG! For all the others who perished, may you rest in peace.
How different Reagan seems to have handled tragedy and bringing mourners together!! A complete 180 from how people in the same position of leadership seem to handle situations that require solace, compassion and tact! This is definitely missing nowadays!!
I remember watching that rescue on tv Gave me goosebumps then and today