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Thursday, January 15, 2009

US Airways Plane Crashes into Water in New York









The plane is a US Airways flight 1549 from LaGuardia to Charlotte. There were 146 passengers on board the flight, along with 5 crew members. There is no report on their conditions.

The plane went down near 57th street. The plane took off from LaGuardia at 3:11 p.m.

Ferries are rescuing passengers, some who are seen standing on the wings of the plane. - ABC Story

It appears at this point that all persons on board have been taken to safety. Reports are that it was birds that damaged the engines.


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