Overview Analyzing critically the crash of Air Florida flight 90 is the purpose of this paper. According to the NTSB (1982), On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac shortly after takeoff. Flight 90 was scheduled to fly from Washington National DCA to Tampa TPA to Fort Lauderdale FLL. The plane had 79 passengers, including three infants, five crew members, and 74 passe..