Plane crash into Hudson River
Januaryy 15, 2009 aircraft took off at 3:26 pm local time, made left turn and crashed into the Hudson River.
Chelsey ” Sully” B. Sullenberger, learned to fly a cropduster at 15. 29 years as a commercial pilot. Safety consultant.
sully@safetyreliability.com
150 Passengers. 5 crew members. Press conference update by Doug Parker, CEO of US Airways. From Tempe, AZ.
All survive! Miracle! Plane was full.
Flight 1549. Bird flew into both engines according to reports.
Rescue workers did an amazing job!
Jeff Kaluga is being interviewed, from CT.
The flight, US Airways 1549, was an A-320 manufactured by Airbus was carrying as many as 146 passengers and five crew members, according to the Port Authority fo New York and New Jersey.
(WNBC-TV/AP Photo)
NYT request for witnesses: call (212) 556-1533. Anyone with images of the crash and rescue is asked to e-mail cityroom.nyt at gmail.com.
