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Mayday S13E2 — Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)
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Mayday•Season 13•Episode 2

Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)

7.5/10 · 161 votesDec 23, 201345 min

Ranked #8 of 10 in Season 13•−0.2 vs season avg

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On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 takes off from a snowy runway in Washington D.C, stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing a total of 78 people. The causes were ice on the wings

Directed byTim Wolochatiuk
Written byMichael Sheehan

Season 13 Episodes10

Cast1

Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Tim Wolochatiuk

Tim Wolochatiuk

Director

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Michael Sheehan

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)" is episode 2 of Mayday season 13. It scored 7.5/10 from 161 votes, ranking #8 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk and written by Michael Sheehan, it aired on December 23, 2013.