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Seconds from Disaster•Season 3•Episode 12

Plane Crash in the Potomac

7.1/10 · 60 votesSep 27, 200645 min

Ranked #17 of 19 in Season 3•−0.7 vs season avg

On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 leaves Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC for Miami with 79 passengers and crew on board. The Boeing 737 is delayed for hours by bad conditions, and only seconds after getting airborne it crashes into the

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Episode Summary

"Plane Crash in the Potomac" is episode 12 of Seconds from Disaster season 3. It scored 7.1/10 from 60 votes, ranking #17 of 19 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on September 27, 2006.

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