Plane crash in hudson river.

Plane crash in hudson river

US Airways Flight 1549 was a commercial flight from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York City to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina that on January 15, 2009, made an emergency water landing in the Hudson River at 3:31 pm, about six minutes after takeoff. The flight is believed to have hit several birds within two minutes after takeoff, inducing foreign object damage that caused a partial or complete loss of thrust in the plane’s two engines. All aboard survived the accident.

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Plane crash in hudson river
Plane crash in hudson river
Plane crash in hudson river
Plane crash in hudson river
Plane crash in hudson river
Plane crash in hudson river
Plane crash in hudson river

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Bird strike took out both engines

The flight from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina, lost power in both engines shortly after takeoff, forcing an emergency landing on the Hudson River.

can you elaborate on the

can you elaborate on the comment that it is believed that the plane had some FOD damage on the ground???

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