Hole in the nose from the birds.
None of the 155 passengers and crew died during the "Miracle on the Hudson" crash.
  • The Airbus A320 airliner that ditched in the Hudson River in 2009 is now an aviation artifact.
  • None of the 155 passengers and crew died during the "Miracle on the Hudson" crash.
  • I was blown away when I visited the jet at the Sullenberger Aviation Museum to see the famous plane.

On January 15, 2009, a fully loaded US Airways Airbus A320 plane ditched into the Hudson River after a bird strike caused both engines to fail.

The accident has since been described as the "Miracle on the Hudson" because none of the 155 passengers and crew onboard died.