Comments on: Hudson River Plane Crash

By: alex

alex — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:24:50 +0000

I didnt even know that happened but thats cool

By: Ann Ona

Ann Ona — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:45:36 +0000

Angels were on that plane,The hero pilot is a good man.

By: khadijah

khadijah — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:16:46 +0000

this is so sad if that was me i’ll b crying like a mug peace outh peeps

By: david

david — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:25:28 +0000

Thank GOD for miracles and thank GOD for the UNITED STATES AIRFORCE that trained the pilot. And GOD bless the Captain.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:40:10 +0000

Why don’t the planes isntal fine wire mesh in the front of the propellers to avoid the birds being sucked into them?

By: steve haggstrom

steve haggstrom — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:19:27 +0000

the pilot and crew….i cant imagine the stress they went through to safely land in the hudson river to save all these lives……..and then accomplish it………..heros ….and should be treated as heros!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:08:16 +0000

More Hudson River Plane Crash Pictures

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:02:34 +0000

Joe Mazzone, a retired Delta Air Lines pilot, said it is not unusual for birds to strike planes. In fact, he said, when planes get ready to take off, if there are birds in the area, the tower will alert the crew.

“They literally just choke out the engine and it quits,” Mazzone said.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:01:19 +0000

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport en route to Charlotte, N.C., when the crash occurred in the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.

The plane, an Airbus 320, took off at 3:26 p.m. and went down minutes later, Brown said.

“There were eyewitness reports the plane may have flown into a flock of birds,” Brown said. She added, “Right now we don’t have any indication this was anything other than an accident.”

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:56:45 +0000

Alberto Panero, a passenger on the plane who was rescued, told CNN, “Within a couple of minutes, all of the sudden, you heard a loud bang, the plane shook a bit … you could smell smoke, fire … the plane started turning directions … out of control … all of the sudden, the captain came on … and that’s when we knew we were going down … somehow the plane stayed afloat, and we were able to get on the raft. It’s just incredible right now that everybody is still alive.”

Panero said he went to the front of plane where one of the rescue boats was helping people out. He said the rescue boats got right up to the exit so people could jump off the plane into the boats.

Passengers stood on the wing of the plane, waiting to be rescued.

Panero was interviewed from a building on 42nd Street in the city where passengers were taken.

“I actually grabbed one of the seats … some people grabbed the yellow, inflatable ones. … It seemed like immediately there were boats coming,” he said.

Panero said, “At first there was a little bit of a panic, but there were a couple people who came and took charge.” He didn’t know whether they were passengers or flight attendants.

“After the impact alone, it felt like a car crash,” Panero told CNN, “and then all of the sudden it was get out get out now.”

He said there was yelling and crying.

“I pretty much just said to myself, ‘This is it, let’s just do it,’ ” he said as he made his way to escape the plane.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:54:16 +0000

A US Airways plane dropped into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon, sending about 150 passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport en route to Charlotte when the incident occurred.

Brown said the jet, an Airbus 320, appears to have been hit by birds, which disabled two engines. The jet went down in the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.

A law enforcement official told the Associated Press that authorities are not aware of any deaths and that the passengers do not appear to be seriously injured. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the rescue was still underway.

The plane was submerged in the icy waters up to the windows. Rescue crews opened the door and pulled passengers in yellow life vests from the plane. Several boats surrounded the plane.