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Author: faxodotcom

Format: flash

Language: English

Views: 27715

Channel: YouTube

Duration: 2 min 22 s

  • Description:

    A US Airways plane crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after striking a bird that disabled two engines, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters, a government official said. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said the US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport en route to Charlotte, N.C., when the crash occurred in the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.

  • Date: January 15, 2009, 4:24 pm
  • Category: News
  • TAG: bird manhattan charlotte york 1549 flight guardia Hudson Airways jet faxo.com engine airport plane faxo nc US River new crashes
US Airways jet plane crashes in Hudson River