The aircraft was a Boeing 737-200, registered as N62AF. It was built in 1969 and previously flown by United Airlines before being sold to Air Florida in 1980. It was powered by two Pratt & Whitney ...
The aircraft experienced difficulty climbing and stalled, striking the 14th Street Bridge and crashing into the ice-covered ...
The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.