Helicopter From Air Florida Crash To Be Put In Museum: Report

WASHINGTON, DC -- A helicopter that helped rescue people from the freezing Potomac River after the 1982 Air Florida crash will be preserved in a new museum under construction, according to a report.

A U.S. Park Police helicopter known at the time as "Eagle One" helped save five people after Air Florida Flight 90 went down in the Potomac shortly after taking off from Washington National Airport in the middle of a snowstorm. The crash killed 78 people, and the five people rescued by the helicopter were the only survivors.

The helicopter has long since been retired and was headed for the scrap heap, but curators at the National Law Enforcement Museum currently under construction have decided to restore it and add it to their collection, according to an NBC Washington report.

The helicopter will be placed in the atrium of the building, which will be located in Judiciary Square.

"Founded in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is dedicated to telling the story of American Law Enforcement and making it safer for those who serve," states the organization's website. "[T]he Memorial Fund is building the National Law Enforcement Museum, currently under construction adjacent to the Memorial in Washington, DC. The Museum will tell the story of American law enforcement through exhibits, collections, research and education."

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19: Construction continues on the National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building, located across from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Judiciary Square on July 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Today first founding partner Motorola Solutions provided $2 million to the Museum as part of its longstanding commitment to public safety. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Motorola)