On Jan. 13, 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River while trying to take off during a snowstorm, killing a total of 78 people; four passengers and a flight attendant survived. The plane departed from what was then known as simply National Airport.
See photos of the deadly crash.
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