TV Air Disasters - Season 5 Episode 4 : Tragedy on the Potomac Air Disasters - Season 5 Episode 4 : Tragedy on the Potomac 8.2/10 by 16 users On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737-222, crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and plunged through the ice into the Potomac River just two miles from the White House. The death toll reached 74, including four motorists on the bridge, forever changing airport procedure during inclement weather. Details Casts Posters Images Title Air Disasters - Season 5 Episode 4 : Tragedy on the Potomac Alternative Titles Mayday: Catástrofes Aéreas First Air Date 2011-05-15 Last Air Date 2026-03-29 Number of Episodes 281 Number of Seasons 25 Genres Documentary, Networks Smithsonian Channel, Casts Stephen Bogaert Plot Keywords , Narrator Stephen Bogaert Episodes List Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 1 Fight to the Death Fight to the Death 2015-02-08 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 2 Speed Trap Speed Trap 2015-02-15 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 3 Lost in Translation Lost in Translation 2015-02-22 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 4 Tragedy on the Potomac Tragedy on the Potomac 2015-03-01 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 5 Queens Catastrophe Queens Catastrophe 2015-03-08 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 6 Into the Eye of the Storm Into the Eye of the Storm 2015-03-15 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 7 Massacre Over the Mediterranean Massacre Over the Mediterranean 2015-03-22 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 8 Imperfect Pitch Imperfect Pitch 2015-03-29 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 9 Getting Out Alive Getting Out Alive 2015-04-05 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 10 Terror in Paradise Terror in Paradise 2015-04-12 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 5 :Episode 11 Titanic in the Sky Titanic in the Sky 2015-04-19 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters...