Air Florida Flight 90 was an Air Florida flight of a Boeing 737 airliner that crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982 immediately after ...
Air Florida Flight 90 was an Air Florida flight of a Boeing 737 airliner that crashed into the 14th Street Bridge across the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982 immediately after takeoff in a severe snowstorm. The accident claimed the lives of 78 people, including four motorists on the 14th Street Bridge. However, a few survivors from the shattered aircraft were rescued from the icy river by a combination of 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 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 regulations even after detecting a power problem while taxiing, and visually identifying ice and snow buildup on the wings.
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Florida warm weather pilots, no experience with de-icing, they actually left the anti-ice off. Amazing! 20 degrees outside, snowing, ice all over your plane and you're going to leave the anti-ice off? 100% pilot error, pilot inexperience, and pilot stupidity. Hire pilots like these 2 clowns and watch your airline go bankrupt and out of business for mass murdering 78 innocent people. 1 switch being turned on and everybody lives.
laws regarding the release of CVR recordings where changed long before 9/11. CVR recordings are the property of the airlines, and not often released to the public.
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