Plane Down in Hudson River - NYC
 

MSNBC tv news showing a U.S. Airways jet in the Hudson River. Plane said to be a "regional" jet. Hudson River is WEST of most NYC airports.

According to CNBC: A320 Airbus en route NY to Charlotte. US Airways apparently doesn't know anything (yet).

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A U.S. Airways airplane has crashed into the Hudson River, CBS 2 has learned. The plane appears to be in one piece and passengers are being evaucated by rescue teams.

Officials tell CBS 2 the airplane is Flight 1549, an Airbus 380 that took off from La Guardia Aiport.

The plane is floating upright in the water near the USS Intrepid.

Stay with wcbstv.com and CBS 2 for more on this developing story.

PS: Video on FOX shows plane intact with wings, tail and part of cabin exposed above water.

The 380 report from CBS is incorrect.

ABC News: Flight was from La Guardia to Charlotte, NC.

BBC News: Shows ferry boats gathered around the floating plane. Apparently passengers were on the wing at one stage. Presume they are getting onto the ferries?

Pretty amazing stuff ...

Live on FOX now. Aircraft is surrounded by 7 or 8 ferry boats rescuing passengers. I don't believe that it is an Airbus. The aircraft appears to be intact and is slowly sinking.


Well, after a better look it may be an A-320.

Latest is that it was Flight 1549, an Airbus A 320.

Witnesses describing "landing as if on a runway"

Rumours of impact with flock of geese

US 1549; LGA-CLT; 146 pax, 5 crew. Reported that acft struck flight of geese, apparently lost both engines.

Live nbc reportage:

msnbc.com Video Player

US Airways ditching
 

Pilot claims that he needed to ditch after running into a flock of geese.

BBC Breaking News! Why don't they just shut the **** up! Apparently the pilot landed in the Hudson to avoid crashing into skyscrapers in Manhattan!

Plane slowly sinking below the water now. Amazing how long it was floating "high".

Great performance by the crew if they ditched safely.

Also great that the boats got there quick enough to get the survivors.

Dozens and dozens of survivors on wings. Remarkable survival story

One of those things you hope you never have to face, loss of all propulsion (if that was the case) followed by a ditching.

Well done

Remarkable, just proves you can ditch. Hero pilot.

from flight aware


speed Altitude
Time Lat Long kts Feet
03:26PM 40.8 -73.87 151 1800
03:27PM 40.83 -73.87 174 2800
03:27PM 40.86 -73.88 194 3200
03:28PM 40.88 -73.9 202 2000
03:28PM 40.86 -73.93 215 1600
03:29PM 40.83 -73.95 194 1200
03:29PM 40.82 -73.97 191 1300
03:30PM 40.78 -74 189 400
03:31PM 40.75 -74.02 153 300

CNN is reporting that all passegengers are safe.

First time I have heard of a succesfull ditching of an airliner. Great job by the crew.:D

Excellent work on the part of the ferry operators and others who first responded.

Awesome job, deadstick ditching on a 'Bus! :ok: