RunInRed 19,677 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Failed takeoff...aircraft currently submerged in icy river w/ rescue mission ongoing. More details to come... I just spoke with a coworker who was on the flight...said he was "cold and wet but ok"...that's all I know for now..he couldn't talk long. Will keep every one posted. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55467-breaking-us-air-flight-from-lga-to-clt-down-in-hudson-river/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntsvilleTiger 0 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Failed takeoff...aircraft currently submerged in icy river w/ rescue mission ongoing. More details to come... I just spoke with a coworker who was on the flight...said he was "cold and wet but ok"...that's all I know for now..he couldn't talk long. Will keep every one posted. Thankfully your coworker was okay. Reading reports now that says maybe all passengers have survived the crash (quoted from one of the passengers) Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55467-breaking-us-air-flight-from-lga-to-clt-down-in-hudson-river/#findComment-573272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 19,677 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yes, I can not even imagine. Again, once things settle down and I get the full story from him I will share. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55467-breaking-us-air-flight-from-lga-to-clt-down-in-hudson-river/#findComment-573279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 19,677 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 My coworker quoted in an article... Passenger John Howell was thinking of his family as the water rose around him. He was within sight of lower Manhattan, where his brother died when the World Trade Center towers fell on 9/11. "He was a firefighter with Ladder (No.) 2," said Howell, of Charlotte, N.C. "The only thing I was thinking was, 'If I go down, my mother's not going to survive this.'" http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/i...ent_us_air.html Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55467-breaking-us-air-flight-from-lga-to-clt-down-in-hudson-river/#findComment-573348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUJarhead 72 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Very happy everyone seems to be ok, with the exception for a few bumps and bruises. I've got a fraternity brother that flies for USAirways and has flown that flight many times, however he wasn't on that route yesterday. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55467-breaking-us-air-flight-from-lga-to-clt-down-in-hudson-river/#findComment-573382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 8,246 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 My coworker quoted in an article... Passenger John Howell was thinking of his family as the water rose around him. He was within sight of lower Manhattan, where his brother died when the World Trade Center towers fell on 9/11. "He was a firefighter with Ladder (No.) 2," said Howell, of Charlotte, N.C. "The only thing I was thinking was, 'If I go down, my mother's not going to survive this.'" http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/i...ent_us_air.html Here, let me tell you what the Mom will say: "Son, get the Hell away from NYC!" Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55467-breaking-us-air-flight-from-lga-to-clt-down-in-hudson-river/#findComment-573407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBURNJAC 53 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Thank God that everyone is OK!!!!!!!!! What a miracle, and what a great job it seems like the pilot did! I'm one who flies a LOT, and personally, I DO NOT LIKE IT!!!!! I don't like anything where I'm not in control. I have 5 flights to take in the next 3 weeks, and now I'm going to have to "double up" on my valium because this is fresh in my head! Not joking either, I have to take valium to get on a plane! Funny thing is, I think I could skydive or hanglide, b/c I would feel more in control than inside a jet! Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55467-breaking-us-air-flight-from-lga-to-clt-down-in-hudson-river/#findComment-573414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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