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[[Image:Ntsb diagram.jpg|275px|right|thumb|''U.S. [[National Transportation Safety Board]] diagram of flight path for Air Florida flight 90 which crashed on takeoff at [[Washington, D.C.]] on [[January 13]], [[1982]], killing 78 persons.'']]

[[Image:Ntsb diagram.jpg|275px|right|thumb|''U.S. [[National Transportation Safety Board]] diagram of flight path for Air Florida flight 90 which crashed on takeoff at [[Washington, D.C.]] on [[January 13]], [[1982]], killing 78 persons.'']]

'''Air Florida Flight 90''' was an [[Air Florida]] [[flight]] of a [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-222]] [[airliner]] that crashed into the [[14th Street Bridge (Washington, D.C.)|14th Street Bridge]] across the [[Potomac River]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] on [[January 13]], [[1982]] immediately after takeoff in a severe [[snowstorm]] from [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington National Airport]] in [[Arlington County, Virginia]].

'''Air Florida Flight 90''' was an [[Air Florida]] [[flight]] of a [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-222]] [[airliner]] that crashed into the [[14th Street Bridge (Washington, D.C.)|14th Street Bridge]] across the [[Potomac River]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] on [[January 13]], [[1982]] immediately after takeoff in a severe [[snowstorm]] from [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington National Airport]] in [[Arlington County, Virginia]].

The accident killed 78 people, including four motorists on the 14th Street Bridge. A few survivors from the aircraft were rescued from the icy river by a combination of the heroic efforts of civilians and professionals. Some of that heroism was commended during President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s State of the Union speech a few days later. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] determined that the cause of the accident was [[Aviator|pilot]] error. The pilots failed to switch on the engines' internal anti-icing equipment, used reverse thrust in a snow storm prior to take-off, and failed to abort takeoff per [[FAA]] [[Federal Aviation Regulations|regulations]] even after detecting a power problem while taxiing, and visually identifying ice and snow buildup on the wings.

The accident killed 78 people, including four motorists on the 14th Street Bridge. A few survivors from the aircraft were rescued from the icy river by a combination of the heroic efforts of civilians and professionals. Some of that heroism was commended during President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s State of the Union speech a few days later. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] determined that the cause of the accident was [[Aviator|pilot]] error. The pilots failed to switch on the engines' internal anti-icing equipment, used reverse thrust in a snow storm prior to take-off, and failed to abort takeoff per [[FAA]] [[Federal Aviation Regulations|regulations]] even after detecting a power problem while taxiing, and visually identifying ice and snow buildup on the wings.