Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

Apr 1, 1984

2h 0m

★ 4.7

The True Story

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions

NBC

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Cast

Burt Hamilton

Barry Corbin

Nicki Felch

Jeannetta Arnette

Joe Stiley

Stephen Macht

Roger Olian

Richard Masur

Priscilla Tirado

Dinah Manoff

Arland Williams

Donnelly Rhodes

Marilyn Nichols

Jamie Rose

Jose Tirado

Richard Beauchamp

Barbara Hamilton

K Callan

Donna Olian

Jane Kaczmarek

Carole Biggs

Kerrie Keane

David Frank

Ken Olin

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