US Airways Flight 1549
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US Airways Flight 1549 was the 2009 passenger flight that famously ditched in the Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines, with all 155 people on board surviving.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miracle on the Hudson | 2 |
| 2009 Hudson River emergency landing | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation accident
ⓘ
commercial passenger flight ⓘ water landing incident ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | Airbus ⓘ |
| aircraftModel | Airbus A320 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRegistration | N106US ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
Airbus A320-200
ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus A320-214
|
| airline | US Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birdSpeciesInvolved | Canada goose ⓘ |
| captain |
Chesley Sullenberger
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesley B. Sullenberger III
|
| causeDetail | dual engine failure due to bird ingestion ⓘ |
| crewCount | 5 ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | subject of books, documentaries, and films ⓘ |
| date | 2009-01-15 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport ⓘ |
| destinationCity |
Charlotte, North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlotte
|
| destinationState | North Carolina ⓘ |
| distanceFromAirportAtDitching | within a few miles of LaGuardia ⓘ |
| ditchLocationBetween | Manhattan and New Jersey ⓘ |
| ditchLocationCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer |
CFM International CFM56-5B
ⓘ
surface form:
CFM International
|
| engineType |
CFM International CFM56-5B
ⓘ
surface form:
CFM56-5B4/P
|
| evacuationMethod | slides and overwing exits to rescue boats and ferries ⓘ |
| fatalities | 0 ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| firstOfficer | Jeffrey B. Skiles ⓘ |
| flightNumber | 1549 ⓘ |
| flightRouteType | domestic U.S. route ⓘ |
| impactOnRegulation | prompted review of bird-strike and ditching procedures ⓘ |
| injuries | various minor and serious injuries ⓘ |
| investigatingAgency | National Transportation Safety Board ⓘ |
| locationOfDitching | Hudson River ⓘ |
| mediaName |
Sully
ⓘ
surface form:
Miracle on the Hudson
|
| nickname |
US Airways Flight 1549
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Miracle on the Hudson
|
| notableFeature |
no loss of life
ⓘ
successful emergency water landing ⓘ |
| NTSBReportConclusion | forced ditching following dual engine power loss from bird strike ⓘ |
| occupants | 155 ⓘ |
| originAirport | LaGuardia Airport ⓘ |
| originCity | New York City ⓘ |
| originState | New York ⓘ |
| passengerCount | 150 ⓘ |
| phaseOfFlightAtBirdStrike | initial climb ⓘ |
| portrayedByActorForCaptain | Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilm | Sully ⓘ |
| primaryCause | bird strike ⓘ |
| rescueParticipants |
FDNY
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Fire Department
New York City Police Department ⓘ NY Waterway ferry ⓘ
surface form:
New York Waterway ferries
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Coast Guard
|
| river | Hudson River ⓘ |
| runwayOfDeparture |
Runway 4
ⓘ
surface form:
Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport
|
| scheduledServiceType | regularly scheduled passenger service ⓘ |
| survivors | 155 ⓘ |
| timeAfterTakeoffOfBirdStrike | about 3 minutes ⓘ |
| year | 2009 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
US Airways Flight 1549
this entity surface form:
Miracle on the Hudson
this entity surface form:
Miracle on the Hudson
this entity surface form:
2009 Hudson River emergency landing