AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON RIVER The Ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 - Softcover

Collins, Pete

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1300347163 ISBN 13: 9781300347163

Publisher: Lulu.com, 2012

Synopsis

On January 15, 2009, about 1527 eastern standard time, Us Airways flight 1549, an Airbus Industrie A320-214, N106Us, experienced an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines after encountering a flock of birds and was subsequently ditched on the Hudson River about 8.5 miles from LaGuardia Airport (Lga), New York City, New York. The flight was en route to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, and had departed Lga about 2 minutes before the in-flight event occurred. The 150 passengers and 5 crewmembers evacuated the airplane via the forward and overwing exits. One flight attendant and four passengers were seriously injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged beyond repair. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the ingestion of large birds into each engine, which resulted in an almost total loss of thrust in both engines and the subsequent ditching on the Hudson River.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1300347163
• ISBN 13: 9781300347163
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304