Plane crashes into Potomac after takeoff on icy day
Passengers aboard a commuter flight swiped the 14th Street Bridge then plunged into the ice covered Potomac. Survivors recount brief minutes aloft, a near zero visibility approach, and a rushed escape through a fuse area. Lenny Skutnik's rescue of a flight attendant drew praise as officials identified victims including a Spaniard and a Madrid resident traveling with family.
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George Washington University Hospital
Washington
Lenny Skutnik
Lorton
Congressional
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Charles Tippett
Haymarket
Priscilla Tirado
Madrid
Spain
Neice
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Tippett
Air Florida names 72 passengers and five crew aboard crash flight
The airline released a list naming 72 passengers and five crew members on the Washington to Tampa flight that crashed. Five people survived and were hospitalized in the Washington area, with Mayor Marion Barry confirming they were the only survivors. Noted survivors include flight attendant Kelly Duncan and four others from Virginia and Maryland. The list also cites three unticketed infants and identifies two District of Columbia residents killed in the crash.
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Stiley
Washington
Air Florida
David Krzanowski
Karen Krzanowski
B. Krzanowski
R. Laudani
Mike Lauderdale
B. Levinson
William T. Liddle
C. McIlwaine
Lee McNeely
Richard Miller
Leon Murek
S. Pibbs
T. Pibbs
Mary Piontek
Barbara Piontek
Francis Pipes
R. Trexler
John Ventura
Jack Viehman
C. Weingarten
Mr. Williams
Sharon Wood
S. Woodard
Sam Zandler
George Tiah
G. Nattar
Larry Wheaton
Miami
Roger Pettit
Donna Adams
Marilyn Nichols
Tirado
District of Columbia
Joe Nathan Pringle
Marielia Soriges
Weather forecast for North Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes
UPI weather forecast predicts snow for the North Atlantic Coast states, upper Great Lakes, and northern Plains. Scattered flurries tonight and tomorrow with low near 15 and high around 25. North to northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Snow chance 50 percent tonight and 20 percent tomorrow.
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UPI
North Atlantic Coast States
Upper Great Lakes Region
Northern Plains Region
Icy river crash rescues unfold under rescue effort
Recovery boats probe dark water as helicopters skim the ice river. President Reagan watched from air as crews, weather permitting, pursue a slow recovery of a Boeing 737 crash near National Airport. Officials cited weather and ice as major delays while NTSB investigators begin examining flight recorders and cockpit data.
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Reagan
Marine Corps
Andrews Air Force Base
New York
United States
James Shugart
D.C
McAdams
Heroic Park Ranger Delivers Survivors From Ice Damaged Waters
From a frigid river near Washington, U S Park Service Ranger Usher mans the Bell Lone Ranger helicopter and hovers above wreckage. Medical technician Gene Windsor plucks five survivors from icy waters while Usher risks skids to reach others. One man perishes as Usher and Windsor emphasize teamwork and training.
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Usher
U.S. Park Service
Gene Indsor
Washington
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Potomac
Windsor
No. 6
Air Florida built fame on speed and growth before crash
Air Florida, formed in 1972, grew from three Florida cities to a major East Coast carrier with 2.7 million passengers in 1981, flying to Europe, the Caribbean, Central America and many U S cities. It operates 21 Boeing 737s, five Boeing 727s and four DC-10s, with plans to add eight 737s and three 757s, employing 2,700. A Boeing 737 was involved in Flight 90’s crash. The airline competed on price with discount fares.
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UPI
Air Florida
Washington
Florida
Cesar Alvarez
Europe
Caribbean Basin
Central America
New York
Chicago
Boston
Tampa
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