The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.

ORLANDO, Fla. — While search and rescue efforts are underway in D.C. after a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided, impacts are being felt in Central Florida and the Tampa Bay areas. Flights to and from Washington, D.C., are being cancelled at the Orlando International Airport.

A deadly plane crash over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. canceled flights to and from Ronald Reagan National Airport overnight. The airport reopened around 11 a.m. Thursday, as the search continues for the 64 people on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.