Frozen Flight Crashes In the Potomac River
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Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 with 79 people on board, is about to takeoff from Washington DC National Airport. The plane impacts the 14th Street bridge over the Potomac River and plunges into the icy water breaking apart. Only six people manage to escape the wreck and become trapped in the frozen river. What happened to Flight 90 that prevented them from taking off safely? Was there an issue with the plane? Did the weather contribute to the accident? Find out on this episode of BlackboxDown.
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