An Air Florida Boeing 737-222 lifting off from Washington National Airport on January 13, 1982, crashes into the 14th Street Bridge and plunges into the Potomac river, only 30 seconds after taking off, unable to get more than a few hundred feet of altitude due to ice on the wings.
Seventy eight lives were lost in the accident; 74 from the plane and four from cars on the bridge. Five people from the plane survived. The accident prompted substantial changes in air travel safety procedures. More
