CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Six years ago today, US Airways flight 1549 splash landed in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff on the NYC to Charlotte, NC. flight.
On January 15, 2009, the plane struck a flock of geese minutes after takeoff and lost engine power. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger navigated his way into the history books by splash landing the plane in the frigid Hudson River.
There were 155 people on board and everyone survived.
Among the survivors were a Shaler Township native and a flight attendant from Ambridge.