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US Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States.On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia, losing all engine power.
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Case containing Capt. Sullenberger's and First Officer Skiles's uniforms Flight 1549 landing on the waters of the Hudson River On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport for a flight to Charlotte , North Carolina, when multiple bird strikes a few minutes after takeoff forced a ditching in the Hudson ...
Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed a passenger plane in the Hudson River in 2009, said a combination of two factors might have contributed to the American Airlines ...
The stunning landing thrust Sullenberger into the spotlight with honors that included an invite to President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration, a dramatized retelling of the crash in 2016's Sully ...
US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320 departing for Charlotte/Douglas International Airport ditched in the Hudson River after losing both engines as a result of multiple bird strikes at an altitude of 3,000 feet (910 m); all 150 passengers and 5 crew members successfully evacuated. [13] [14]
Bird strikes that cause damage to both engines are rare, though there have been successful cases of pilots landing without fatalities in such situations including the "Miracle on the Hudson" river ...
Visual flight rules on the river corridors by Manhattan have been subject to considerable debate since the 2006 New York City plane crash, in which New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed into an apartment building while flying using visual flight rules on the East River. [5] This was the first aircraft collision over the Hudson River since ...