New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- An American Airlines flight collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, DC, late Wednesday (local US time) while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. This crash is reminiscent of a disaster that occurred 43 years ago when a commercial flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Washington National Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

According to the FAA, on January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing Model 737-200 series airplane, crashed shortly after takeoff from Washington National Airport, Washington, DC.

CNN reported that Air Florida Flight 90, departing Washington National Airport for Fort Lauderdale, struck the 14th Street Bridge before cras...