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.

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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

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CACTUS associatedWith US Airways Flight 1549
CACTUS callsignOf US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways nickname US Airways Flight 1549
subject surface form: US Airways Flight 1549
this entity surface form: Miracle on the Hudson
US Airways Flight 1549 nickname US Airways Flight 1549 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Miracle on the Hudson
US Airways notableAccident US Airways Flight 1549
Sully portraysEvent US Airways Flight 1549
this entity surface form: 2009 Hudson River emergency landing