Air Florida Flight 90
En route to Fort Lauderdale Florida. The cause of the incident was a ice and snow build-up on the wings and pilot errors. Air Florida Flight 90 The cause of the incident was a ice and snow build-up on the wings and pilot errors. . The Washington Post chronicled the doomed airliners brief journey on the 40th anniversary of the crash. Its destination was Fort LauderdaleHollywood International Airport FLL with a stop en route at Tampa International Airport TPA. But a number of factors combined that day to create a hornets nest of dilemma. This tragedy and inexplicable occurrence has had lots of witnesses and observers have discerned a hero in the water. Air Florida Flight 90 Boeing 737-200 stalled shortly after take-off from Washington National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River 74 of the 79 on board lost their lives. Seventy eight people diedfour were in cars on the bridgeand the wreckage floated in the icy Potomac R