Seconds from Disaster

Season 3 Episode 12: Plane Crash in the Potomac

On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 leaves Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC for Miami with 79 passengers and crew on board. The Boeing 737 is delayed for hours by bad conditions, and only seconds after getting airborne it crashes into the icy Potomac river. Five survivors are pulled out alive but 78-including four motorists-lose their lives.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

7

Episodes:

75

Cast:

Ashton Smith

Quality:

HD

Duration:

45 min

First Air:

2005

Rating:

7.2