Breaking news: US Airway flight out of LaGuardia crashes into the Hudson River

[quantumleap]

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6606410

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Eyewitness News has learned a plane has crashed into the Hudson River.
The plane is a US Airways flight 1549 from LaGuardia to Charlotte. There were 146 passengers on board the flight, along with 5 crew members. There is no report on their conditions.
The plane went down near 57th street. The plane took off from LaGuardia at 3:11 p.m.
Ferries are rescuing passengers, some who are seen standing on the wings of the plane.

 

[BEANTOWNJIM]

amazing they are saying everybody survived thats unbelievable.

 

[docslep]

all were rescued. paseengers taken out onto the wing, loaded onto ferries, and taken to safety. amazing. :smoking:

 

[miamiboy86]

absolutely amazing.....really restores my faith in the airline industry.....wow

 

[Cusipz]

give the pilot a medal. Great job keeping it level in the chaos, otherwise it would have sunk fast...And the water is damn cold !! :smoking:

 

[maxdemo]

Commercial Jet Crashes in the Hudson

1/15/09 at 3:47 PM

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<!-- end .image -->A U.S. Airways flight just crashed into the Hudson River. Police boats and commuter ferries are on the scene, where the plane remains afloat and they are attempting to rescue passengers. It was a flight from LaGuardia to Charlotte that took off at 3:03. There are 135 passengers aboard. We'll update you as we learn more.
Update: An eyewitness told CNN that the plane hit the water at a "very gradual angle" without landing gear deployed, suggesting that the pilot was in control.
Update 2: The coast guard said they are dropping life jackets in the water for passengers, and they expect that people will have time to get off.
Update 3: People can be seen exiting the plane as it slowly sinks. An FAA spokeswoman says the plane, an Airbus 320, "may have been hit by birds."
Update 4: Passengers who are on rescue boats are telling reporters that they think everyone is relatively okay, and that they think everyone is now off the plane.
Update 5: A passenger is telling CNN that flight attendants and a handful of passengers kept everyone calm, and got everyone to begin evacuating within moments of the impact. Many passengers took seat cushions and aviation life vests, as per manual instructions. If any passengers want to tell us about their experiences, please feel free to email us at intel@nymag.com.
This photo was taken by a passenger on one of the first ferries onto the scene:

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[wannabewhale]

Next American hero. Can't wait to see who he is.

 

[cocktailsnlongshots+]

just got home and to say the west side hwy was at a standstill is putting it mildly...eerily reminiscent of 9-11....watching divers dive out of helicopters..is just insane...and that no one died is mind boggling...to think a flock of geese did this instills my hatred fer birds even more now....this pilot is hero of the freakin world rite now...

 

[red007]

this pilot is good

 

[billsgirl]

Watching now. I can't believe that plane stayed afloat, I used to take U.S. Scare to Charlotte all the time. The crew would have hit me over the head with a two by four if I had been on this plane, I hate to fly and have serious claustrophobia issues.

I hope the pilot wins some kind of award for this.

ETA personal vids from cel phones should be popping up, should be amazing to watch.

 

[tiznow]

Avian terrorism

 

[Greenbacks]

News conference starting now

 

[finepicks]

I looked for the fare from Laquardia to the Hudson River and I couldn't find one. Can anyone help me. :think2:

 

[JakeT.]

Glad to hear everyone came out okay. Surprised this doesn't happen more often with birds.

 

[GoSooners]

I just heard that Tim Tebow was the hero pilot. And he single-handidly got all of the passengers out safe.

 

[Betallsports]

Just got back from the City, what a Mess...

But the good news is Everyone is safe and that's Great !

Like others have said on here and on the News, This Pilot should get a Medal.

 

[mj23]

People in New York are the best in situations like this they blow the sirens but produce results where other cities just blow sirens !!

 

[primetime21+]

this pilot is good

understatement of the year

 

[quantumleap]

this pilot is good

I'm listening to former CEO's of airline companies. They are saying pilots have the education equivalent of a PHD.

 

[quantumleap]

Avian terrorism

Here's a picture of the terrorists:

(Hint: it's an 80's reference for those of you too young to know.)

:nohead: