This is the Story… U.S. Airways Flight 1549 has crashed into the New York Hudson River. It appears the plane hit a flock of geese.
Here is the contents of the live Blog…:
Update: Picture: (via MSNBC)
US Air Flight 1549 Crashes into Hudson River in NY
Via WABC 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.
MSNBC is reporting that the pilot is reporting that the plane flew into a flock of geese. This caused problems with the engines.
Story finally via MSNBC:
NEW YORK – A US Airways passenger jet taking off from La Guardia airport in New York en route to Charlotte, N.C., crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday.
WNBC’s Tim Minton quoted a governmnet source as saying that the pilot may have hit a flock of geese.
The plane is an Airbus A320. NBC News identified it as Flight 1549, which departed at 3:20 p.m. ET with about 145 passengers and five crew members aboard. It was a scheduled flight to the Charlotte-Douglas, N.C., airport.
Video Coverage is available via CNN, MSNBC, FOX News
Update: More Pictures (via CNN)
Ferries helping get passengers off the planes
CNN is now reporting:
NEW YORK (CNN) — Emergency officials are responding to a downed plane in the Hudson River in New York City, according to the city fire and police departments.
The plane entered the water Thursday afternoon following a failed takeoff, the FAA says.
The U.S. Coast Guard said units were also responding, and a ferry on site was dropping life jackets into the water.
The plane approached the water at a gradual angle and made a big splash, according to a witness watching from an office building.
“It wasn’t going particularly fast. It was a slow contact with the water that it made,” said the witness, Ben VonKlemperer.
An Airbus A320 can hold a maximum of 179 passengers and a flight crew of two, depending on the configuration.
It has been reported, and I will repeat, this was NOT, I repeat, NOT a case of terrorism!
Update #2: Update, FAA is now reporting that everyone was rescued. and The FBI and Dept. Homeland Security is confirming that this was not a case of terrorism.
Update #3: WNBC is reporting that 12 people are being treating for trauma, at the port authority building. But that it is not for “Blood Injury.”
Update: Memeorandum has a Blog round up and I’m not in it! Grrrr!
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