US Airways Flight 1549 Accident:Flight Accident:The aircraft mentioned above was a commercial passenger flight that took off from the airport from LaGuardia, New York to Charlotte Douglas Airport in North Carolina in January. 15, 2009. Six minutes after takeoff, the plane was successfully abandoned in the Hudson River after striking several birds during its initial climb. The crew radioed that two minutes after takeoff, at an altitude of 3,200 feet, the Airbus had suffered multiple bird strikes. The result of these multiple bird strikes, which occurred northeast of the George Washington Bridge, was the compressor stalling as well as a loss of thrust in both engines. The Airbus was abandoned in the Hudson River after the crew discovered it would not reach any airfield and turned south. Fortunately, all 155 passengers on board survived the crash, although the Airbus was partly submerged and slowly sinking. Bird strike: According to an FAA spokeswoman, initial reports indicated that the plane's engines were damaged following a double bird strike. While the plane's captain declared an emergency after experiencing the bird strike, passengers on board reported the smell of fuel, engine flames and a loss of power before the plane was struck. landing (Steenhor par, 4). Co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles, who was at the controls at the time of takeoff, was the first to observe the formation of birds approaching the plane. When the Airbus collided with the birds, the windshield immediately turned dark brown and many loud noises were heard. Following their ingestion by birds, both engines lost all thrust. In an attempt to restart the engines, the captain, Chesley B. Sullenberger, took command while Skiles was ditched on the Hudson River. The NTSB report has not been used in administrative, civil and criminal courts because none of the passengers have yet filed a lawsuit against the airline. As a result, neither party was determined to commit a tort in a civil suit. However, each passenger received compensation for the loss of their luggage as well as offers from AIG not to file a lawsuit against US Airways. Works Cited: Steenhor. “True story: plane crash on the Hudson River.” Air crash observer. COA. Internet. July 19, 2010. .United States. National Transportation Safety Board. Plane accident report. By DEBORAHA.P. HERSMAN, CHRISTOPHER A. HART and ROBERT L. SUMWALT. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), May 6, 2010. Web. July 19 2010. .