US Airways Flight 1549 did not have any people on board.
US Airways Flight 1549 was an Airbus A320-214 which , three minutes after takeoff from New York City 's LaGuardia Airport on January 15 , 2009 , struck a flock of Canada geese just northeast of the George Washington Bridge and consequently lost all engine power .. Airbus A320-214. Airbus A320-214. US Airways. US Airways. LaGuardia Airport. LaGuardia Airport. struck a flock. bird strikes. Canada geese. Canada geese. George Washington Bridge. George Washington Bridge. engine. jet engine. Unable to reach any airport , pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles glided the plane to a ditching in the Hudson River off midtown Manhattan .. Hudson River. Hudson River. Chesley Sullenberger. Chesley Sullenberger. ditching. ditching. midtown Manhattan. midtown Manhattan. All 155 people aboard were rescued by nearby boats and there were few serious injuries .. The incident came to be known as the `` Miracle on the Hudson '' ,. and a National Transportation Safety Board official described it as `` the most successful ditching in aviation history . ''. ditching. ditching. National Transportation Safety Board. National Transportation Safety Board. The Board also rejected the notion that the ditching could have been avoided had the crew immediately returned to LaGuardia or diverted to nearby Teterboro airport .. ditching. ditching. The pilots and flight attendants were awarded the Master 's Medal of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators in recognition of their `` heroic and unique aviation achievement '' .. Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators