US Airways Accident in NYC (US1549 LGA-CLT A320)
Jan 15, 2009, 2:26 pm
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Jan 15, 2009, 2:26 pm
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http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE1549
Flight aware now shows the flight LGA-LGA "Flight arrived 51 minutes ago!"
Flight aware now shows the flight LGA-LGA "Flight arrived 51 minutes ago!"
Last edited by texd; Jan 15, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Jan 15, 2009, 2:27 pm
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MSNBC Reported statement from USAir said A321 at 3:03 PM EST. Everyone rescued but still confirming head count.
Jan 15, 2009, 2:27 pm
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Jan 15, 2009, 2:27 pm
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Clean-up
How does one get a whole plane out of a river? Just curious.
Jan 15, 2009, 2:27 pm
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at 4:26 pm EST, usairways.com is reporting a 5:16 p.m. estimated arrival (3:03 p.m. departure). Needs updating.
Jan 15, 2009, 2:28 pm
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CNN reported the FAA has said that the flight hit a flock of geese on departure from Runway 4 at LGA. A320.
Jan 15, 2009, 2:28 pm
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They are now showing live shots and having interviews with passengers as they arrive at the ferry boat piers. Most of the passengers look dry around there life vests but are wet below the waist like they were standing on the wings. One passenger being interviewed said the back of the plane started filling with water "very fast" and he was wet from the waist down, but that the ferries picked them up very quickly.
Jan 15, 2009, 2:29 pm
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Jan 15, 2009, 2:29 pm
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Wow. No joke, but a few weeks ago, I had a VERY vivid dream about being on a US flight that slid off the runway into water and submerged. The next day, I was flying PHX-CLT, and had a lengthy convo with the lead FA about my dream, and about what would happen to pax onboard, and how the crew would handle such an event.
It looks like everyone got out OK, despite the major, major scare and trauma.
It looks like everyone got out OK, despite the major, major scare and trauma.
Jan 15, 2009, 2:29 pm
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http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE1549
Flight aware now shows the flight LGA-LGA "Flight arrived 51 minutes ago!"
Flight aware now shows the flight LGA-LGA "Flight arrived 51 minutes ago!"
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/A.../KLGA/tracklog
Jan 15, 2009, 2:29 pm
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NBC, PAX in air saying evacuation was orderly with women and children first.