US Airways Plane IN the Hudson River Flight 1549

[pfishgirl]

Yikes!!!! No Full Details yet

Around 48 - 50 street area of the Hudson
Commercial Flight
Partial Submerged
Not sure if there are any passangers

Chopper 4 LIVE Reporting
Plane had some engine trouble as the chopper is reporting now
Fireboat and NY Waterway Taxis are surrounding the plane


US AIRWAYS Flight #1549

 

[LakeAriel]

OMG! I am watching now,...

 

[LakeAriel]

Thank God the windows are above the water..it is freezing!!!

 

[piney]

possibly a bird sucked into the engine....

 

[pfishgirl]

Thank God the windows are above the water..it is freezing!!!

Yes, they just said 146 passangers and 5 crew members

Possibly a BIRD flew in the engine

 

[RadioNate]

I'm hearing US Air. Is that correct?

Lucky there are boats nearby. The water (not to mention air) is too cold

 

[piney]

I'm hearing US Air. Is that correct?

Lucky there are boats nearby. The water (not to mention air) is too cold

US Airways, yes

 

[KSchwagg86]

i just saw that--SO NUTS--i hate flying ugh

 

[pfishgirl]

I'm hearing US Air. Is that correct?

Lucky there are boats nearby. The water (not to mention air) is too cold

YES... US Airways Flight 1549...

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

OMG!! This is frightening. I'm at 49th and 6th. I didn't hear a thing. How strange.
I hope everyone gets out safely. I saw that they were using the ferries to get passengers out of the river. Those ferry operators are amazing!!

 

[pfishgirl]

"Government Source"

The Pilot told the control tower, he Hit a FLOCK of Geese and had to land the plane

 

[RadioNate]

possibly a bird sucked into the engine....

A bird?? where is the fainting guy?

I thought maybe ice in the engine but obviously not.

Sounds like a controlled water landing but still! That water is so cold.

 

[chisnpeke]

I'm watching right now. They are so lucky that plane is floating.

 

[swanmom]

It was a flight from LaGuardia to Charlotte, SC. Praying for those aboard.

 

[KSchwagg86]

I'm watching right now. They are so lucky that plane is floating.

its sinking though

 

[KSchwagg86]

It was a flight from Charlotte, SC to LaGuardia. Praying for those aboard.

i think its laguardia to charlotte--thats why they are saying the fuel tank is FULL

 

[agnes!]

I'm watching right now. They are so lucky that plane is floating.

Indeed.. They are lucky it was a (somewhat) controlled crash into a forgiving surface.

agnes!

 

[SeaShelley]

I'm literally shaking..we just got out flight intinerary for April to St. Maarten....on US AIR.......

 

[Geoff_M]

This is probably one of the most "survivable" plane crashes I've seen. Amazing. The plane is intact.

 

[pfishgirl]

It was a flight from Charlotte, SC to LaGuardia. Praying for those aboard.

I think it was the other way around.. It left Lauardia and was heading to Charlotte..