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Miraculous landing on New York river
Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River; all aboard reported safe.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly Hudson River, apparently after striking at least one bird upon takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, according to officials and passengers.
iReporter Julie Pukelis used a camera and a telescope to get this view of the scene in the river.
iReporter Julie Pukelis used a camera and a telescope to get this view of the scene in the river.
Everyone on board was accounted for and alive, officials said. About 15 people were being treated at hospitals and others were being evaluated at triage centers.
Flight 1549, headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, was airborne less than three minutes, according to FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown.
The pilot radioed to air traffic controllers that he had experienced a bird strike and declared an emergency, a New Jersey State Police source said.
Sources identified the pilot as Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger.
"I think a lot of people started praying and just collecting themselves," said passenger Fred Berretta. "It was quite stunning." Video Watch passenger describe landing »
He said he was expecting the plane to flip over and break apart, but it did not.
"It was a great landing," Berretta said.
SOURCE:
CNN.COM
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly Hudson River, apparently after striking at least one bird upon takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, according to officials and passengers.
iReporter Julie Pukelis used a camera and a telescope to get this view of the scene in the river.
iReporter Julie Pukelis used a camera and a telescope to get this view of the scene in the river.
Everyone on board was accounted for and alive, officials said. About 15 people were being treated at hospitals and others were being evaluated at triage centers.
Flight 1549, headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, was airborne less than three minutes, according to FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown.
The pilot radioed to air traffic controllers that he had experienced a bird strike and declared an emergency, a New Jersey State Police source said.
Sources identified the pilot as Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger.
"I think a lot of people started praying and just collecting themselves," said passenger Fred Berretta. "It was quite stunning." Video Watch passenger describe landing »
He said he was expecting the plane to flip over and break apart, but it did not.
"It was a great landing," Berretta said.
SOURCE:
CNN.COM
Comment
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Comment by Betty Bird on January 18, 2009 at 8:48am -
what kills me is they are looking for someone to blame can't we just be grateful everyone made it out alive?
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Comment by I am EJ on January 16, 2009 at 9:06pm -
The poor Geese :-(
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Comment by SassySweetBren on January 16, 2009 at 9:03pm -
It seems that the plane flew into some Geese.
If a bird happens to fly into a jet engine,it can totally destroy it.
The pilot deserves an award for the way he handled that plane.
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Comment by kpslover007 on January 16, 2009 at 8:56pm -
Well, those passengers were very blessed to have an experienced pilot at the controls. I am glad that everyone got out alive because of the rapid response of the police, firefighters, EMS, coast guard, anyone else who I forgot. Thank you for the Miracle on the Hudson.
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Comment by I am EJ on January 16, 2009 at 5:14am
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I saw this all day today.
All I can say is that if I ever decide to fly I hope that pilot is the pilot of my airplane.
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Comment by Andrew on January 16, 2009 at 5:03am -
Saw this on my local news, still haven't found video of the crash yet?
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Comment by Greg De Santis on January 15, 2009 at 8:29pm -
What a blessing, finally some good news on the news for a change - No one died, and now we know the name of a true hero: Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. A man doing his job and averted disaster in a real life crisis.
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Comment by JT on January 15, 2009 at 8:18pm -
A friend sent me a picture that one of the NYFD guys took:
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Comment by Derek on January 15, 2009 at 8:18pm -
i saw this on the news.
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