Ditching of a US Airways A320 on the Hudson River in New York (video - M4V)

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Initial Report Including the Sequence of Events Leading to the Ditching

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vor 17 Jahren

On 15 January 2009, a US Airways A320 experienced a loss of power
to both engines shortly after taking off from New York's LaGuardia
Airport. The crew was able to successfully ditch the aircraft in
the Hudson River near midtown Manhattan. Reportedly, the aircraft
encountered a flock of birds shortly after takeoff. The aircraft
reached an maximum altitude of about 3200 feet before it began to
descend. After ditching, all five crew members and 150 passengers
evacuated the aircraft. One passenger sustained serious injuries.