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scotweather · #1 (**Link to Post**) 15-Jan-2009, 21:06

A US Airways Airbus A320 passenger plane carrying 135 people has crashed into the Hudson River in New York, the Federal Aviation Administration says. Rescue boats and ferries are alongside the plane attempting to pick up people standing on both of the plane's wings.

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Plane crashes in New York River

Stourbridge Weather · #2 (**Link to Post**) 15-Jan-2009, 21:10

Gosh, extremely serious situation, hope all are ok.

scotweather · #3 (**Link to Post**) 15-Jan-2009, 21:18

DEVELOPING STORY: A U.S. Airways jet crashed Thursday in the Hudson River in New York City, sending passengers fleeing into the icy waters.
It wasn't immediately known whether anyone was killed or injured in the accident, though initial reports suggested that no one was hurt. The FAA said it was investigating a possible bird strike as the cause of the crash.
Passengers could initially be seen standing on the wings of the Airbus 320 floating in the water.
Flight 1549 took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport at 3:26 p.m. Thursday and was heading for Charlotte, N.C., with 146 passengers and five crew on board.
New York City firefighters, federal transportation officials and an armada of boats were responding to the accident.
"I just thought, 'Why is it so low?' And, splash, it hit the water," said witness Barbara Sambriski, a researcher at The Associated Press.
The plane was submerged in the icy waters up to the windows, and rescue crews had opened the door and were pulling passengers in yellow life vests from the plane. Several boats surrounded the plane, which appeared to be slowly sinking.

FOXNews.com - U.S. Airways Plane Crashes in New York City's Hudson River - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

Souwesterly · #4 (**Link to Post**) 15-Jan-2009, 21:48

US Airways airplane crashes in Hudson River near Manhattan

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/01/15/2009-01-

ceedeeh01 · #5 (**Link to Post**) 15-Jan-2009, 22:51

Quite a queue building up in the air over NY

Green - Incoming, Red - outgoing

Attached image taken at approx 00:20 16/01/09

Shardy · #6 (**Link to Post**) 15-Jan-2009, 22:59

From the FAA:

La Guardia Airport (LGA)

FAA Status: Advisory
Due to WX / WIND, there is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving La Guardia Airport, New York, NY (LGA). This is causing some arriving flights to be delayed an average of 1 hour and 21 minutes.
General Departure Delays: Because a traffic management program is delaying some arriving flights, departing flight schedules may be affected. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected.
General Arrival Delays: Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.

scotweather · #7 (**Link to Post**) 15-Jan-2009, 23:10

Apparently the plane is still partially floating and is currently being pushed towards shore with the emergency services trying to keep it from sinking into over 50 feet of water.
NTSB will arrive in NY at around 7.30pm local time to begin their investigation. It is assumed at this time that all persons were evacuated from the plane however, as passengers were taken in various directions it has not been confirmed at this time until the airline account for all persons.

scotweather · #8 (**Link to Post**) 16-Jan-2009, 12:22

Hudson River Plane Crash: How web users reported the story with video pictures and flight simulation | World News | Sky News

The Hudson River crash sparked a flurry of web activity: eyewitnesses uploaded pictures and video, and flying buffs even recreated the flight on simulators.

scotweather · #9 (**Link to Post**) 18-Jan-2009, 00:01

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Video of plane crash landing

New video has been released showing the moment that a US Airways plane crash landed in the Hudson River.
The footage also shows passengers on the plane's wing waiting to be rescued.
Recovery teams are preparing to lift the remains of the fuselage of the aircraft and divers will also try to recover the black box flight data recorders.

scotweather · #10 (**Link to Post**) 18-Jan-2009, 16:31

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | The moment plane dived into Hudson

Work is continuing to recover the wreckage of a plane that crashed into New York's Hudson River.
A US Coast Guard video captured the moment it dived into the water.

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | 'We're gonna be in the Hudson'

Accident investigators have revealed details of the final moments before a plane crashed into New York's Hudson River.
Kitty Higgins, of the National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters that the last thing the pilot said to air traffic control was: 'We're gonna be in the Hudson'.
The pilot, Chesley B "Sully" Sullenberger, has been hailed as a hero for the way he handled the landing.

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Crane pulls airliner from Hudson

The Airbus airliner which ditched in a New York river after engine failure on Thursday has been lifted from the icy waters of the Hudson.
TV cameras showed the aircraft's body being gently taken from the water.
Investigators gave details of their first interviews with the captain, who spoke of a thump and smell of burning after birds hit both engines.
All 155 passengers and crew survived the landing in a rare event which made headlines worldwide.

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