Plane Crash in the Hudson River

Plane Crash in the Hudson River

A Charlotte-bound US Airways flight makes a water landing off the shores of Manhattan
Brendan McDermid / Reuters

On a Wing
It is believed that the accident was caused when the plane, originating at La Guardia Airport, flew into a flock of birds.

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