The American Airlines jet crash in Washington, DC, has haunting echoes of a fatal Air Florida crash in the Potomac in January 1982
The crash site involving an American Airlines flight and a US Army helicopter in the Potomac River in Washington, DC. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
A plane had gone into the Potomac shortly after taking off from Washington National Airport, as it was known then. The Air Florida Boeing 737-200 jet, with 74 passengers and five crew members on board, had fallen victim to a series of pilot errors. The crew had failed to properly clear the ice from the wings and failed to abandon take-off even though they had detected a problem with the plane’s power.I ended my situationship six months ago but I’m still not over him.
Experts, like Capt Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, talked about the trickiness of flying low over water at night. “Night-time always makes things different about seeing other aircraft – basically all you can do is see the lights on them,” he said.
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