Breaking News: U.S. Airways Jet Crashes Into Hudson River
January 15th 2009 21:21
According to MSNBC.COM:
NEW YORK - A US Airways passenger jet taking off from La Guardia airport in New York en route to Charlotte, N.C., crashed into frigid Hudson River on Thursday.
New York City firefighters are responding to the crash. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries.
WNBC's Tim Minton quoted an unidentified government source as saying that a flock of birds may have hit the plane, disabling both engines.
The plane is an Airbus A320. NBC News identified it as Flight 1549, which departed at 3:20 p.m. ET with about 145 passengers and five crew members aboard. It was a scheduled flight to the Charlotte-Douglas, N.C., airport.
Witness Barbara Sambriski, a researcher at The Associated Press, said, "I just thought, 'Why is it so low?' And, splash, it hit the water."
N.Y. Waterway ferries responded to the crash and were assisting in the rescue.
Early word is that there are no casualties. Let's all send our best wishes to those involved.
NEW YORK - A US Airways passenger jet taking off from La Guardia airport in New York en route to Charlotte, N.C., crashed into frigid Hudson River on Thursday.
New York City firefighters are responding to the crash. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries.
WNBC's Tim Minton quoted an unidentified government source as saying that a flock of birds may have hit the plane, disabling both engines.
The plane is an Airbus A320. NBC News identified it as Flight 1549, which departed at 3:20 p.m. ET with about 145 passengers and five crew members aboard. It was a scheduled flight to the Charlotte-Douglas, N.C., airport.
Witness Barbara Sambriski, a researcher at The Associated Press, said, "I just thought, 'Why is it so low?' And, splash, it hit the water."
N.Y. Waterway ferries responded to the crash and were assisting in the rescue.
U.S. Airways Jet Crashes Into Hudson River
Early word is that there are no casualties. Let's all send our best wishes to those involved.
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