The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
The tragic plane crash Wednesday night claimed the lives of 64 passengers on an American Airlines flight and three people on a Blackhawk helicopter.
A mid-air crash between an Army helicopter and a passenger plane near Washington has led to several flight cancellations at Palm Beach International Airport.
Because of the tragic incident, Ronald Reagan National Airport will remain closed until at least 11 a.m. on Thursday.
A passenger jet with 64 people on board, including members of the U.S. figure skating community, collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night. The American Airlines plane had left Wichita Dwight D.
The aircraft experienced difficulty climbing and stalled, striking the 14th Street Bridge and crashing into the ice-covered Potomac.
Collision between American airlines jet and Black Hawk on Potomac revives haunting memories of the 1982 tragedy.
The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River transfixed Washington and the nation
Officials say an aircraft went down near Ronald Reagan National Airport, and all takeoffs and landings have been halted.
Multiple 911 callers reported the crash near the river just before 8:55 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the District of Columbia Fire and EMS.
Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the four crew members were killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed into a house. One person on the ground also was killed.