Joseph Stiley, who survived a deadly 1982 plane crash into the Potomac River, shared his harrowing experience as the recent mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., brought back painful memories. Stiley, a licensed pilot at the time, credits his survival training with saving his life.
A survivor of a deadly 1982 plane crash into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., says the Jan. 29 plane collision brought back memories of his unlikely survival more than 40 years ago. The recent collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 with an Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk over the Potomac killed every person aboard both aircraft, a total of 64 people. The collision had some jarring similarities to the Jan. 13, 1982, crash that killed 78 people.
The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the Jan. 29 collision of the American Airlines passenger flight and military Black Hawk. There have been at least 238 deaths and 227 injuries from non-combat U.S. military aircraft crashes since 2012, according to the FAA. There have also been multiple 'close call' incidents at DCA since 2023.
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