Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)

Name: Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Released: 2013-12-23
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Darryl Flatman, Brandon Thomas, Kevin Bundy, Daniel Richard Giverin, Domenico Fiore

S13 E2 December 23, 2013 0h 45m ★ 7.5

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Overview

On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 takes off from a snowy runway in Washington D.C, stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing a total of 78 people. The causes were ice on the wings and the pilots' failure to turn on the engines' anti-freeze system, causing erroneous engine instrument readings.