Breaking news: US Airway flight out of LaGuardia crashes into the Hudson River

quantumleap · Jan 15, 2009

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6606410

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Eyewitness News has learned a plane has crashed into the Hudson River.
The plane is a US Airways flight 1549 from LaGuardia to Charlotte. There were 146 passengers on board the flight, along with 5 crew members. There is no report on their conditions.
The plane went down near 57th street. The plane took off from LaGuardia at 3:11 p.m.
Ferries are rescuing passengers, some who are seen standing on the wings of the plane.

BEANTOWNJIM · Jan 15, 2009

amazing they are saying everybody survived thats unbelievable.

docslep · Jan 15, 2009

all were rescued. paseengers taken out onto the wing, loaded onto ferries, and taken to safety. amazing. :smoking:

miamiboy86 · Jan 15, 2009

absolutely amazing.....really restores my faith in the airline industry.....wow

Cusipz · Jan 15, 2009

give the pilot a medal. Great job keeping it level in the chaos, otherwise it would have sunk fast...And the water is damn cold !! :smoking:

maxdemo · Jan 15, 2009

Commercial Jet Crashes in the Hudson

1/15/09 at 3:47 PM

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Photo: AP

A U.S. Airways flight just crashed into the Hudson River. Police boats and commuter ferries are on the scene, where the plane remains afloat and they are attempting to rescue passengers. It was a flight from LaGuardia to Charlotte that took off at 3:03. There are 135 passengers aboard. We'll update you as we learn more.
Update: An eyewitness told CNN that the plane hit the water at a "very gradual angle" without landing gear deployed, suggesting that the pilot was in control.
Update 2: The coast guard said they are dropping life jackets in the water for passengers, and they expect that people will have time to get off.
Update 3: People can be seen exiting the plane as it slowly sinks. An FAA spokeswoman says the plane, an Airbus 320, "may have been hit by birds."
Update 4: Passengers who are on rescue boats are telling reporters that they think everyone is relatively okay, and that they think everyone is now off the plane.
Update 5: A passenger is telling CNN that flight attendants and a handful of passengers kept everyone calm, and got everyone to begin evacuating within moments of the impact. Many passengers took seat cushions and aviation life vests, as per manual instructions. If any passengers want to tell us about their experiences, please feel free to email us at intel@nymag.com.
This photo was taken by a passenger on one of the first ferries onto the scene:

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wannabewhale · Jan 15, 2009

Next American hero. Can't wait to see who he is.

cocktailsnlongshots+ · Jan 15, 2009

just got home and to say the west side hwy was at a standstill is putting it mildly...eerily reminiscent of 9-11....watching divers dive out of helicopters..is just insane...and that no one died is mind boggling...to think a flock of geese did this instills my hatred fer birds even more now....this pilot is hero of the freakin world rite now...

red007 · Jan 15, 2009

this pilot is good

billsgirl · Jan 15, 2009

Watching now. I can't believe that plane stayed afloat, I used to take U.S. Scare to Charlotte all the time. The crew would have hit me over the head with a two by four if I had been on this plane, I hate to fly and have serious claustrophobia issues.

I hope the pilot wins some kind of award for this.

ETA personal vids from cel phones should be popping up, should be amazing to watch.

tiznow · Jan 15, 2009

Avian terrorism

Greenbacks · Jan 15, 2009

News conference starting now

finepicks · Jan 15, 2009

I looked for the fare from Laquardia to the Hudson River and I couldn't find one. Can anyone help me. :think2:

JakeT. · Jan 15, 2009

Glad to hear everyone came out okay. Surprised this doesn't happen more often with birds.

GoSooners · Jan 15, 2009

I just heard that Tim Tebow was the hero pilot. And he single-handidly got all of the passengers out safe.

Betallsports · Jan 15, 2009

Just got back from the City, what a Mess...

But the good news is Everyone is safe and that's Great !

Like others have said on here and on the News, This Pilot should get a Medal.

mj23 · Jan 15, 2009

People in New York are the best in situations like this they blow the sirens but produce results where other cities just blow sirens !! :103631605

primetime21+ · Jan 15, 2009

red007 said:
this pilot is good

understatement of the year

quantumleap · Jan 15, 2009

red007 said:
this pilot is good

I'm listening to former CEO's of airline companies. They are saying pilots have the education equivalent of a PHD.

quantumleap · Jan 15, 2009

tiznow said:
Avian terrorism

Here's a picture of the terrorists:

(Hint: it's an 80's reference for those of you too young to know.)

:nohead:

Breaking news: US Airway flight out of LaGuardia crashes into the Hudson River

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