The Crash of Air Florida Flight 90: National Mall and Memorial Parks

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

True Crime, Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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On January 13, 1982 the world watched live as an airplane rescue was broadcasted live on national television for the very first time. The US Park Police responded to a crash into the Potomac river, leaving survivors struggling in the icy cold waters.For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!Zocdoc: Use our link to download the Zocdoc app for free.BetterHelp: National Park After Dark is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off.StellarSleep: For a 7 day free trial then JUST $99 a year, head to StellarSleep.com/NPAD.IQBAR: Text PARK to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products and free shipping.For a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On December 17th, 1903, the Wright brothers made history with the first powered flight.
0:07.0	For 121 years, people have been mastering the art of aviation.
0:12.0	With thousands of new innovations and aircraft models created
0:15.6	sense.
0:16.6	However, when you consider that people have lived on Earth for approximately 300,000 years and only for the past 121 we have been airborne, it suddenly feels
0:28.6	dangerously new. Still, traveling by airplane has been deemed the safest mode of transportation
0:34.8	safer than cars, trains, buses, or boats, but even the safest form of
0:40.5	transportation has its risks and when a plane crashes it hits the
0:44.7	news and sparks fear in those who love to travel. Most crashes are reported
0:49.6	with a photo or a live stream after the crash and rescue if possible is already over.
0:56.1	But on January 13, 1982, when Air Florida Flight 90 crashed, it was broadcasted around the nation in real time.
1:06.0	People clung to their televisions while rescuers struggled to save the survivors, and it has
1:10.8	forever left a mark on all the people who witnessed that day.
1:15.0	Welcome to National Park After Dark. And the I'm sorry, did you say the 13th?
1:41.0	I'm sorry, did you say the 13th? Yes.
1:42.0	Of. January, not February.
1:44.1	We're recording on February 13th right now.
1:46.6	Like, you've done it again.
1:48.4	Another anniversary.
1:49.6	It's close though.
1:50.7	It is very close.
1:52.4	And thank God I'm not the one doing a plane crash and it's you.
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