STORM2K

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:49 pm**

Now on CNN.More info soon.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:52 pm**

146 passengers on board info from FAA.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:53 pm**

146 onboard. Water is freezing. LaGuardia to Charlotte.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:04 pm**

NEW YORK - A US Airways passenger jet taking off from La Guardia airport in New York en route to Charlotte, N.C., crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday.

WNBC's Tim Minton quoted a governmnet source as saying that the pilot may have hit a flock of geese.

The plane is an Airbus A320. NBC News identified it as Flight 1549, which departed at 3:20 p.m. ET with about 145 passengers and five crew members aboard. It was a scheduled flight to the Charlotte-Douglas, N.C., airport.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:04 pm**

On the screen...Prelim reports say plane may have hit a bird.

Oh how weird....they're talking to a passenger of the plane on the phone. Not sure if he's on a boat or the plane.

Edit to add...he's off the plane.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:06 pm**

CNN witness reporting all passengers aboard rescued. Not verified.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:10 pm**

Dionne wrote:CNN witness reporting all passengers aboard rescued. Not verified.

That's what others are saying too. Looks almost like a water landing, plane was intact before it sank.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:14 pm**

A passenger tells CNN that there was a little panic when impact with the water occured but later,the rescue phase went well.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:16 pm**

Fantastic to hear. The guy on CNN scared me when I heard him announce this in the other room.

All's well that ends well. Hopefully nobody was travelling with their pets in the cargo hold. =\

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:24 pm**

Airlines have guidelines for animals. They can't fly if the temp is too warm or too cold on most airlines. With the circumstances, i couldn't connect to the usairways website

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:24 pm**

This is information from WNBC of New York,Channel 4.

Flock of birds hit plane,and two engines were disabled.Passengers are being transported to St Lukes hospital being treated for exposure to cold water.Authorities think all passengers are safe.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:25 pm**

The A320 is still visible.....it appears a Tug may have be holding the plane afloat. CNN reporting "double bird strike". They couldn't have picked a better place to go down.