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A year ago on January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight #1549 from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina took off as scheduled. But that was the last thing to go as planned. Just a few minutes later, the plane’s collision with flock of geese destroyed both engines, and the now-famous Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and first officer Jeffrey B. Skiles were faced with the most difficult challenge of their careers.
As we know, the pilots landed the plane in the Hudson River and thanks to the heroic efforts of crew, passengers and first responders, all 155 people aboard that plane survived. But despite the positive outcome, the very fact of not knowing whether they would survive when told to “brace for impact” and their experiences being rescued profoundly affected them.
We spoke with three passengers—Beth McHugh, Dave Sanderson and Mark Hood—about what happened before and after the crash and how getting a second chance at life has changed them. Listen as they tell their stories In Their Own Words.
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You can read more about the survivors' accounts in the new book, Brace for Impact!
Survivors of Flight 1549 share their stories and what they learned from that frightening day last January.
