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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.
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 ...
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Captain Sullenberger's heroic life-or-death decision has become world-famous, with the accident dubbed the "Miracle on the Hudson." An Airbus A320 jet crash landed on the Hudson River with no ...
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 ...
In January 2009, Captain Sullenberger landed an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River. That plane had encountered double engine failure after colliding with a flock of geese shortly after takeoff.
Jeffrey Bruce "Jeff" Skiles (born November 18, 1959) is a retired airline pilot for American Airlines. [1] On January 15, 2009, he became known globally as first officer of US Airways Flight 1549, when he worked together with captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger to water land the aircraft on the Hudson River after the plane lost both of its engines.
The pilot, 67-year-old Joseph Auger, attempted a controlled powerless glide, but the landing gear got caught on cornstalks and flipped over. The pilot was able to extricate himself from the wreckage and sustained only minor injuries. [154] June 18 – Christen Eagle II aircraft crashed into the River Wisla at the Air Show in Plock, Poland.