On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport in New York. About two minutes later it flew into a flock of birds, and both engines lost almost all their power. There was no runway close enough. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles brought the Airbus down onto the Hudson River. All 150 passengers, including a baby held on a lap, and all five crew members got out through the forward and over-wing exits. Rescue boats were close by and came fast. Investigators later credited the crew’s decision-making and teamwork, the flight attendants’ fast evacuation, and the quick response of the boats nearby. Every person on board survived.
