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US Airways Flight 1549

0Fatalities
155Survivors
155On board

Accident details

What happened

An Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, ditches in the Hudson River shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport, New York City, due to total engine failure caused by multiple bird strikes; all 155 people on board survive the accident.

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