A US Airways A320, Flight 1549, has made an emergency landing in the Hudson River after a failed attempt to take off near Manhattan.
There were 146 passengers and five crew on the flight to Charlotte from LaGuardia Airport at 3:11 PM. All aboard survived the landing
The United States Coast Guard has reported that they have sent units to the scene of the incident, and that a nearby ferry was giving life jackets to survivors. According to witnesses, the plane landed in the river, making a large splash in the water, at a somewhat gradual angle.
Radio reports on WINS claim that everyone survived.
Unconfirmed reports are citing the pilot as saying that the plane encountered a flock of geese and that some of them went into one of the jet's engines.
By WIKINEWS
"US Airways plane crashes in Hudson River". WABC-TV, January 15, 2009
"US Airways plane goes down in Hudson River". Associated Press, January 15, 2009
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