Why did this Boeing 737 CRASH into a bridge, just after takeoff?! | Air Florida flight 90

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On the 13th of January, 1982, A Boeing 737-200 crashed only a minute after takeoff from Washington National Airport, US. The aircraft crashed into a bridge and several vehicles before it continued into the Potomac river below. 74 people on the aircraft and 4 people on the bridge perished in the accident.

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  • 74 people on the aircraft and 4 people on the bridge perished in the accident.
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