A dramatic plane crash in frigid temperatures. And a search and rescue that saved lives on the same partially frozen Potomac River. Almost 43 years ago to the day, tragedy struck when a commercial jet − Air Florida Flight 90 − plunged into icy waters shortly after an afternoon takeoff from the same airport where a passenger jet with 64 people aboard collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night.

A deadly plane crash over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. halted service at Reagan National Airport overnight. The airport is expected to reopen around 11 a.m. Thursday, while the search continues for the 64 people on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.

Eighteen bodies were reportedly removed from the Potomac River following the Wednesday, Jan. 29, crash between an American Airlines regional passenger plane and a helicopter.