Flight Code: AWE1549 (Operated by US Airways, formerly America West) Injuries: 5 serious of 155 on-board Transponder Code: 7134 NTSB Group Chairman's Aircraft Performance Study: December 10, 2009, PDF Download Airbus Report: April 30, 2010, PDF Download NTSB Simulator Evaluations: April 14-16...
This report describes the January 15, 2009, accident involving the ditching of US Airways flight 1549 on the Hudson River about 8.5 miles from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, after an almost complete loss of thrust in both engines following an encounter with a flock of birds. The 150 pass...