Frozen Flight Crashes In the Potomac River

Black Box Down

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

4.9 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais discover the details of Air Florida Flight 90 after it crashed in the frozen Potomac River just after takeoff. A harrowing rescue managed to extract only 6 people after the aircraft struck the 14th Street bridge connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Find out what happened on this episode of Black Box Down. This episode is sponsored by Shady Rays: go to http://shadyrays.com and use code BLACKBOXDOWN for 50% off 2 or more pairs of polarized sunglasses. Lectric eBikes: go to http://lectricebikes.com to learn more and explore the epic models Lectric has to offer. Rocket Money: go to http://rocketmoney.com/blackboxdown to cancel unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	January 13, 1982 Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 with 79 people on board, is about
0:10.2	to take off from Washington DC National Airport bound for Tampa, Florida, then on to Fort
0:15.2	Lauderdale.
0:16.2	A bitter winter storm is slowing down airport operations and has delayed the flight due
0:19.8	to the runway needed to be cleared.
0:21.8	Once the runway is cleared, Air Florida 90 gets deiced and joins the line of planes waiting
0:25.9	for takeoff.
0:26.9	Once cleared for takeoff, the flight begins to climb, but within seconds the stick-shaker
0:30.6	activates warning of an impending stall.
0:33.0	The crew tries to increase engine power and nose down, but it is too late.
0:36.4	The plane impacts the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River and plunges into the
0:39.9	icy water breaking apart.
0:41.7	Only six people manage to escape the wreck and become trapped in the frozen river.
0:45.5	When it's all said and done, 74 people on the plane and 4 people on the bridge are killed
0:49.4	in the accident.
0:50.4	What happened to Flight 90 that prevented them from taking off safely?
0:53.2	Was there an issue with the plane?
0:54.5	Did the weather contribute to the accident?
0:56.3	Was there anything the crew could have done to save the flight?
0:58.4	Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.
1:03.3	Hello, everyone.
1:06.3	Welcome to Black Box Down.
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