Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

The True Story

• Rated 5.2 out of 10
• Movie
• 1984
• 1h 36m
• Drama
• TV Movie

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline.

Director

Robert Michael Lewis

Starring

Barry Corbin, Jeannetta Arnette, Stephen Macht, Richard Masur