"Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac" (1984) Plane Crash TV Disaster Movie

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@Johnfsu 6 ай бұрын

I remember watching this with my parents as a kid. It stuck with me my whole life. Glad to see its on YT.

@Lordestroyer 5 ай бұрын

Marylander here. I was almost 10, watching the whole thing play out on the news. Sure were a lot of hero’s that day. And that copter pilot was a badass. Thanks for the movie upload!

@Firstroads 4 ай бұрын

Hey fellow Marylander

@Lordestroyer 4 ай бұрын

@@FirstroadsI’m in Williamsport, just outta Hagerstown, but worked in DC for years. Where you at?

@jinglebell9424 11 ай бұрын

I worked for Air Florida, I was supposed to meet the flight in Ft Lauderdale. One discrepancy, the de-icers we on, they malfunctioned. Pilot was in too big a hurry to take off. So sad RIP all who lost their lives in this tragedy

@thomascreary990 9 ай бұрын

No they weren't so stop trying to cover for their ignorance and they shouldn't have tried to takeoff if they were malfunctioning big red flag

@Lordestroyer 5 ай бұрын

They were “OFF.”

@Laura-i2r9r 11 ай бұрын

This was a really good movie . I remember watching this on Tv as it happened . Also saw this television movie when it aired. Had it on a VHS tape for awhile . Good to see this movie preserved and now online . Thank you so much . A terrible loss of life . Only 1 flight attendant and 4 passengers survived this 4 crew and 74 passengers perished.,😢😮

@birdlynn417 11 ай бұрын

Love these movies and times from the seventies and eighties. I was age 24. Glad they have this movie, as I don't think I remember this or know about this flight tragedy, as I was too busy raising two young daughters living on the West Coast at this time. They did a real good job showing this very sad and tragic story. So sorry for all involved. When instincts raise caution in you about anything, we should listen. Don't like the thought of even flying in winter anywhere.

@rogerrendzak8055 9 ай бұрын

@user-uj9dm2iu6nDefinitely more, than a warmer, clear day.

@Karen-dv3ml 11 ай бұрын

I don't remember this movie but now a days the flight would be canceled in a snow storm.

@thisaintmuhname1579 9 ай бұрын

I remember that woman in the river and her eyes. I was 8 years old. I'll never forget that woman and her eyes.

@Lordestroyer 5 ай бұрын

Right!? That has stuck with me my entire life.

@katemaloney4296 4 ай бұрын

I was 12 when this happened, and her desperate, shocked look still makes me teary.

@sunnyjohnson992 11 ай бұрын

I saw this a few years ago and it’s very good. It’s also a very good episode on “Air Disasters.” (Season 5, Episode 4: Tragedy on the Potomac)

@birdlynn417 11 ай бұрын

Man to his dog; "I know it's cold outside, if you were a cat you'd have a nice, warm sandbox, but your a dog, so go, go!" 😆🧡

@mistofoles 8 күн бұрын

@14:04 - That's Richard Masur , he also played a creepy kiddie chaser in the movie "FALLEN ANGEL" and he was Clarke, the dog handler in THE THING. Oh yeah, he also played grown up Richie in the original TV version of " IT "

@drewski1535 11 ай бұрын

Wow 42 years since this crash unbelievable

@rogerrendzak8055 9 ай бұрын

42 years.

@mistofoles 8 күн бұрын

The guy with the Magnum moustache knew more about flying the plane than the damn crew did !

@susanb4816 11 ай бұрын

Look at the legroom

@Firstroads 4 ай бұрын

People weren't fat then

@mistofoles 8 күн бұрын

Hey, I hate to sound pedantic, but when the pilots did the pre-flight check, shouldn't the anti-ice switch have been ON ?

@30yearsfuelingbigjets 11 ай бұрын

Larry Wheaton & Rodger pettit. Changed deicing rules forever. They don't deice at the gate anymore...they do it right next to the runway, in a safe area.

@thomascreary990 11 ай бұрын

Anti ice system didn't malfunction the pilots they just didn't activate it they were accommodated to warm weather flying, the pilots were idiots and I blame them and the airlines across the board

@chicagogyrl4846 3 ай бұрын

“Flights at noon. Be ready at 11.” 😂🤣

@chicagogyrl4846 3 ай бұрын

“Life is easy in Florida. You’ll never have a miserable day like this!” No, but you’ll have it hotter and humid than blazes, bugs, and hurricanes! All miserable!! 😂🤣

@chicagogyrl4846 3 ай бұрын

If he was concerned about the weather, why did he go??! I wouldn’t have!

@chicagogyrl4846 3 ай бұрын

If there is buildup on the wings, why in the world would you take off??!

@haggard54 11 ай бұрын

The airlines back then put a lot of pressure on the pilots to keep on schedule they probably didn't pay attention to the danger

@rogerrendzak8055 9 ай бұрын

Not to mention, they were warm weather pilots (Floridians).

@chicagogyrl4846 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t fly anywhere in weather like that!!

@rogerrendzak8055 9 ай бұрын

The men in the helicopter, the man who braved the freezing water-Roger, and the man who gave his own life, so other's could survive, were the REAL HEROES, of that day👍👏👏👏!!!! Cause it sure as shit, wasn't those first responders, of that day. Where were they??? Did they not want, to get their feet wet, and earn their pay, saving lives?? It's really embarrassing for police and firemen, when the average 'Joe-blow', does a better job than them, and saves the day. I remember this accident, even 42 years later.

@williambaker-d7h 8 күн бұрын

Arland williams was too tangled in the wreakage to take advantage of the rescue.

@GeneRogers-di6cl Ай бұрын

OMG- there’s me as as an extra as the navigator on the Eastern Airlines plane at 38:55 and for a few seconds a bit later.

@chicagogyrl4846 3 ай бұрын

If it’s snowing like that in Washington, it’s not all that hot in Florida, either, so she better go down to the Caribbean if she wants to wear that! 🤣😂

@CharmaineNel-t4n 11 ай бұрын

😮😮😮😮 Why taking off in a weather like that. Wasn't the airport supposed to be closed.

@diannemiller1895 11 ай бұрын

Snow on ground, svrl inches with weather n the teens so seems appropriate to watch the same. No planes should hav bn allowed to go n air. All flights should hav bn cx'd n weather like that. All those lives lost 😢

@chicagogyrl4846 3 ай бұрын

So the man jumped in for no reason!

@CharmaineNel-t4n 11 ай бұрын

😮😮😮😮 Where is the coastguards. Where is the boats, divers and so on

@cathysnook5769 11 ай бұрын

That’s what I’m asking

@LPCLASSICAL 10 ай бұрын

Getting divers suited up and on the scene could take hours. There were no boats handy so it seems. A few men in the kind of kit that surfers wear could have got into the water as they would have had protection against the temperature. But no such surfing suits were available.

@rogerrendzak8055 9 ай бұрын

Also, it was 1982. Everything was crappy, back then. Rescue technics, cars, music, the president😏…………

@katemaloney4296 4 ай бұрын

What are you talking about?! The Potomac was a literal skating rink. The Coast Guard wouldn't have been able to get there without an ice breaker. Additionally, the water was above freezing, which meant that hypothermia was going to set in around the 5-10 minute mark. No CG boat could've gotten there in time--even at full speed. Everyone on board were killed--if not instantly--in under a minute.

@katemaloney4296 4 ай бұрын

@@rogerrendzak8055 I bet you spent all day thinking up the quippy comeback.