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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.
He is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when he ditched the plane, landing on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike. All 155 people aboard survived.
US Airways flight 1549, flight of a passenger airliner that made an emergency landing in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, which resulted in no fatalities. The event made a national hero of pilot Chesley (‘Sully’) Sullenberger.
Jul 24, 2023 · On January 15th, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 crash-landed on the Hudson River after hitting a flock of birds during takeoff. The skilled response of Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles resulted in all 150 passengers and five crew members surviving the crash.
Abstract: This report describes the January 15, 2009, accident involving the ditching of US Airways flight 1549 on the Hudson River about 8.5 miles from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, after an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines following an encounter with a flock of birds.
Jan 10, 2024 · The Airbus A320 had catastrophically hit a flock of geese shortly after takeoff and was about to attempt a landing in the river that would soon become known as the Miracle on the Hudson. Disaster had struck right after US Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport.
Jan 15, 2009 · On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549, an Airbus Industrie A320-214, experienced an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines after encountering a flock of birds and was subsequently ditched on the Hudson River about 8.5 miles from LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York City, New York.
Aug 26, 2023 · It stems from a real-life incident on January 15, 2009, when the world witnessed an aviation miracle unfold as US Airways Flight 1549 made an exemplary emergency landing on the Hudson River. This awe-inspiring event captured global attention and later inspired a movie titled Sully starring Tom Hanks.
Jan 15, 2009 · US Airways flight 1549, with 150 passengers and five crew members, crashed into waters just west of Manhattan after taking off from LaGuardia Airport en route to Charlotte, N.C.
May 5, 2009 · At 3:25 p.m., US Airways Flight 1549, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, was cleared for takeoff on the northeast runway, with a turn to the north, and an initial climb to 5,000 feet.
