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Air Florida data shows slow takeoff before fatal crash
First readings from the flight data recorder recovered from Air Florida's Boeing 737 indicate the jetliner took about 15 seconds longer to accelerate than normal. The plane reached 337 feet altitude and 147 knots before crashing into the Potomac River after striking the 14th Street Bridge in a severe snowstorm at National Airport. Seventy four of 79 aboard died, along with four on the bridge. Officials warned ice could distort recorder readings. The data will be correlated with cockpit voice recordings as Boeing analyzes performance.
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