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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.
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. The 150 passengers,
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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.
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Jan 16, 2019 · On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 passenger Vallie Collins was seated on the last row, in 26D, and survived the Hudson River ditching of a damaged Airbus A320 only to face another potentially life-threatening challenge.
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. Five people were seriously injured, but there were no fatalities.
Earlier this year everyone was glued to their monitors/TVs watching footage of the plunge of flight 1549 into the frigid Hudson River. After the rescue, Stephen Mallon was hired by the crane company, Weeks Marine, to photograph the recovery of USAirway's plane.
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Jan 15, 2010 · January 15, 2010 6:32 pm. Richard Perry/The New York Times Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III, left, with passengers and crew aboard a New York Waterways ferry in the Hudson River as they mark the...
