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by **stomperrob** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:45 pm

Gov't official says 'bird strike' cause of crash
By Scott Curkin; Eyewitness NewsNEW YORK

(WABC) -- Eyewitness News has learned a plane has crashed into the Hudson River.
Individuals who believe they may have family members on board flight 1549 may call US Airways at 1-800-679-8215 within the United States.

The plane is an Airbus 320, US Airways flight 1549 from LaGuardia to Charlotte. There were 146 passengers on board the flight, along with 5 crew members. The FAA is reporting all passengers are out of the plane, and a secondary search is underway.

"TSA is monitoring the situation involving US Airways flight 1549. At this point, there is no indication that this is a security-related incident. TSA will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates if appropriate."

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rest of article: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?secti ... id=6606410

by **stomperrob** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:49 pm

treat24 wrote:they were canadian geese... it took years... but canada finally attacked... watch Bush try to start another war in his last 4 days.

(i only joke here because everyone is safe and it was more like an emergency landing than a crash.)

A resumption of hostilities stemming back to The War of 1812??? :-?

by **dream_017** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:58 pm

treat24 wrote:they were canadian geese... it took years... but canada finally attacked... watch Bush try to start another war in his last 4 days.

(i only joke here because everyone is safe and it was more like an emergency landing than a crash.)

Not everyone, what about those poor canadian geese :,-(

by **knapplc** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:02 pm

Amazing! This will make a great story to tell their kids/grandkids!

by **WaCougMBS** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:29 pm

knapplc wrote:Amazing! This will make a great story to tell their kids/grandkids!

Wow, an amazingly rare, non-casualty airplane crash without any terrorist link (although you never know what the conspiracy theorists will come up with :-b