All 150 survive as plane goes down in Hudson River
NEW YORK (AP) - A US Airways jetliner crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after a collision with a flock of birds disabled both its engines, sending more than 150 passengers and crew members scrambling onto rescue boats, authorities say. The Federal Aviation Administration said that all passengers on US Airways Flight 1549, which was en route to Charlotte, N.C., were off the plane and safe.
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Pilot hailed for 'Hudson miracle'
The pilot of an airliner forced to land on New York's Hudson River after it appeared to hit a flock of birds is hailed as a hero after all 155 passengers and crew survive.
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Search hampered for jet's engines
Thick mud, menacing currents and bone-chilling temperatures stymied investigators yesterday as they scoured the Hudson River for the two missing engines from a US Airways Airbus A320 that crash-landed in the water after apparently colliding with birds.
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