Aircraft Accidents in Florida
Aircraft Accidents in Florida

Author: Robert Widner

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-05-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0557035236

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Over 1,000 documented accidents compiled from news releases, official accident reports and interviews with survivors.

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS DEATH IN THE POTOMAC The Crash of Air Florida Flight 90
AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS DEATH IN THE POTOMAC The Crash of Air Florida Flight 90

Author: George Cramoisi, Editor

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-11-20

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 130042771X

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On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737-222, was a scheduled flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. There were 74 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board. The flight was delayed about 1 hour 45 minutes due to a moderate to heavy snowfall. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft crashed at 1601 e.s.t. into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River and plunged into the ice-covered river, 0.75 nmi from the departure end of runway 36. Four passengers and one crewmember survived the crash. Four persons in the vehicles on the bridge were killed; four were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the flightcrew's failure to use engine anti-ice during ground operation and takeoff, and to take off with snow/ice on the airfoil surfaces of the aircraft. Contributing to the accident were the ground delay between de-icing and takeoff clearance.

•Searching for Lost Warbirds in Florida, volume 1
•Searching for Lost Warbirds in Florida, volume 1

Author: Robert Widner

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-02-19

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1105550281

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"For wreckchasers and aviation archaeologists in the southern states, Bob Widner's Searching for Lost Warbirds in Florida is a goldmine of information. This unique book has done the research on more than 50 World War II aircraft crashes, providing the details along with aerial maps of the area then, and aerial maps showing the crash site today. Searching for Lost Warbirds in Florida puts you in the field, this weekend, visiting historic aircraft crash sites." - Nicholas A. Veronico author of Wreckchasing 101: A Guide to Finding Aircraft Crash Sites

Aircraft Accident Analysis: Final Reports
Aircraft Accident Analysis: Final Reports

Author: Jim Walters

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2000-01-26

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 0071810978

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Fascinating and factual accounts of the world’s most recent and compelling crashes Industry insiders James Walters and Robert Sumwalt, trained aviation accident investigators and commercial airline pilots, offer expert analyses of notable and recent aircraft accidents in this eye-opening, lesson-filled case file. Culled from final reports issued by military and foreign government investigations, as well as additional research and resources, Aircraft Accident Analysis: Final Reports tells the final and full tales of doomed flights that stopped the world cold in their wake. Technical accuracy and details, presented in layman’s language, help to clarify: Major accidents from commercial, military, and general aviation flights Pilot backgrounds and flight histories Chronology of events leading to each accident Description of aviation investigation process Insight into NTSB, military, and foreign government findings Resulting recommendations, requirements, and policy changes Readable, authoritative, and complete, Aircraft Accident Analysis: Final Reports is at once an important reference tool and a riveting, what-went-wrong look at air safety for everyone who flies. Featured final and preview reports include: U.S. Air Force, U.S Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, Dubrovnik, Croatia Jessica Dubroff, Cheyenne, Wyoming Valujet Airlines 592, Everglades, Florida American Airlines 955, Cali, Columbia John Denver, Pacific Grove, California Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Carrollton, Georgia US Air 427, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania TWA 800, Long Island, New York Delta Air Lines, LaGuardia Airport, New York John F. Kennedy, Jr., Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts