Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984 TV Movie)

James Whitmore Jr.: Captain Larry Wheaton

Quotes 

• First Officer Roger Pettit : This is it. This is a losing battle trying to de-ice these things. It gives you a false feeling of security, that's all it does.

  Captain Larry Wheaton : Yeah, but it satisfies the Feds.

• [fatal take-off scene] 

  Washington Air Traffic Controller : Palm 90, cleared for take-off.

  Captain Larry Wheaton : Palm 90, cleared for take-off.

  Washington Air Traffic Controller : No delay on departure if you will. Traffic's two and a half out for the runway.

  Captain Larry Wheaton : Okay.

  First Officer Roger Pettit : [referring to the engine gauges]  God! Look at that thing. That doesn't seem right does it? Ah, that's not right!

  Captain Larry Wheaton : Yeah it is.

  [referring to the airspeed indicator] 

  Captain Larry Wheaton : There's 80.

  First Officer Roger Pettit : Nah, I don't think that's right.

  [pause] 

  First Officer Roger Pettit : Maybe it is.

  Captain Larry Wheaton : 120!

  First Officer Roger Pettit : I don't know!

  Captain Larry Wheaton : V1! Easy! V2!

  [the stickshaker starts] 

  Captain Larry Wheaton : [yelling]  Forward! Forward! We only need 500! Come on! Come on! Just barely climb!

  First Officer Roger Pettit : [struggling with the controls]  Come on, baby! Come on!

  [pause] 

  First Officer Roger Pettit : Larry! We're going down!

  Captain Larry Wheaton : I know it.

  [crash]