Arland Williams' fiancee said he didn't know how to swim and was terrified of the water but he kept a cool head and helped ...

On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 with 74 passengers and a crew of five onboard, took off from what was then called Washington National Airport and clipped the 14th Street ...

In the aftermath of the Jan. 29 air disaster over the Potomac River, the rescue and recovery efforts were stunningly fast — but not as fast as the speculation and rumormongering that flared even ...

David Hume Kennerly/Getty; Mark Reinstein/Getty On Jan. 13, 1982, an Air Florida flight leaving what's now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (formerly Washington National Airport ...

WASHINGTON (7News ... Brazier was a medic with DC Fire and EMS during the Air Florida crash, which happened on Jan. 13, 1982 -- almost exactly 43 years to the day of Wednesday's tragedy.

Scared. Traumatized. Six people had just survived the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 into a bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in January 1982. They hung on to the jet's damaged ...