US Airways A320 hits birds and crashes into Hudson River

[Caravelle]

US Airways' A320 crashes into Hudson River. Double bird strike is the suspectd cause. Everyone on this LaGuardia to N Carolina flight survived.

[Caravelle]

Aircraft drifting down the Hudson. Around 48th Street, near Interpid museum. Circle Line Ferry apparently cruising nearby the crashed plane. Amazing! Crashed aircraft visible from offices in Manhattan.

[niceguy69]

A US Airways plane carrying 148 passengers has crashed in New York City's Hudson River and it is believed that everyone has survived the accident.

All passengers and up to six crew on the crashed Airbus are off and are believed to be alive, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Authority said.

"We just got a preliminary report that everyone is off the aircraft," the FAA's Laura Brown said, adding she "believed" that there were no deaths.

Passengers were seen standing on the wings of the plane to stay above water.

The plane was sinking in the icy waters and rescue crews opened the doors and were pulling passengers from the plane.

The US Airways Flight 1549 may have been hit by birds before it crashed in the river near 48th Street in New York city .

The plane flying from New York's LaGuardia airport to Charlotte, North Carolina had only been in the air for about three minutes before it went down about 3.26pm New York time

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[StarG]

Good to hear everyone survived.

[SQflyergirl]

Amazing airmanship! Good to hear there weren't any fatalities.

[Caravelle]

Interestingly, this dramatic air crash takes place almost exactly 1 year from the equally dramatic BA 777 crash at Heathrow.

[mosburger]

Everyone is rescued and, they do actually float!

[view]

Amazing airmanship!

I agree, well done!

Everyone survived, I'm glad to hear.

[jjpb3]

What an amazing story.

What a relief that everyone made it out safely.

[vincent0720]

It would be scary to be on that plane!

[Caravelle]

Awesome airmanship! Interesting to note that BA's 777 equally dramatic crash landing almost a year ago right to the date, also miraculously didn't result in any fatalities.

Surely, our pilot training programmes must be getting our pilots better trained!

[SQTalker]

Here are some more photos that showing the engine still intact...

[SQflyergirl]

was a small discussion on a.net on whether this frame could avoid a w/o. Looking at the fuselage buckling everywhere - I doubt it. N106US's flying career looks over.

[willio773]

Well done to the pilot Heard that he was ex-airforce.

[SQflyergirl]

ATC recording released by the FAA

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/02/05...ape/index.html