Where Did the Miracle on the Hudson Plane End Up?

US Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. Learn how the events of that day unfolded and what happened to the aircraft next.

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[MrRea]

One unmentioned hero was the Flight Stewardess Doreen Welsh who despite a fairly serious leg injury continued her job of working to evacuate all passengers. Wonder if she got any awards?

[eligebrown]

Glad the plane made it to a museum. Hats off to the Captain and crew.

[dennythomas]

I know it's been said a Million times already but, My hats off to Capt. Sullenberger and First officer Jeffrey Skiles for getting this A320 down with no loss of life. Simply amazing.

[williamlaudeman]

Zach Boyd points out that the plane deserves some credit too - it was not designed to be a speed boat; surviving impact with the water without any structural breakup is simply remarkable. That too allowed everyone to live through the event.

[fetengineer]

I flew with Jeff Skiles who was the 1st Officer onboard that flight. He is one hell of a nice guy and fantastic pilot.

[deadmonky]

"Low miles. Minor flood damage. Interior like new."

[robertheinkel]

While in the Air Force, we had a C-141 hit a flock of geese in flight. We hit seven of them, punching holes in the wings, horizontal stabilizer, and vertical stabilizer. It was repaired. Later the plane was selected to compete in a competition. There was seven geese painter under the pilots window, like aircraft kills in WW II.

[louiscaruso]

I believe this is piece of history and it needs to be remembered. The best part of this story is that everyone survived

[scotty]

Thank you sir for asking very simple questions and then getting out of the way to let this lady give detailed explanations.

[Tubetopfan]

The copilot yelled "Duck!" but Sully said, "No, those are definitely geese."

[avionUSMC]

Heard there's actually a cocktail called the "Sully" from this: 2 shots of Greygoose and a splash of water. Truly an amazing job of the entire crew! Miracle for sure. Any other crew and odds become extremely slim that this would have had the same outcome.

[shushruthsudhirurwa]

A decade since this aviational historic event took place. God bless sully and all the passengers and crew.

[wordforger]

...That moment when you realize that the Miracle On The Hudson was 10 years ago.

[bdeemter]

craigslist be like "lightly used airplane, like new, still runs with a little elbow grease if ya know what i mean, $32, 000 obo"

[VitaConBrio]

Sully's time-in-type and wings level, wings level, wings level! Also thanks to FO Skiles who always says he doesn't get enough credit; after all he's the guy who flew the plane into the birds in the first place. "I was the guy who flew the plane into the birds. So I'd like a little credit for making Sully Sullenberger the (hero) he is."

[Moose]

I've been to the museum at the Charlotte airport and seen the plane. They've done a good job with the exhibit, there's a lot of other stuff there around the USAir 1549 incident. They have a few glass cases with stuff like uniforms that the crew wore that day, media reports, even some of the goose feathers pulled out of the engines. It is very cool that they've left the dents and dings and damage on the airframe because it actually shows how fantastic a job the crew did on the water landing...yes, it's beat to hell, but it's absolutely remarkable how intact the A320 still is given that it hit the water at 150+ knots.

Needless to say, N106US is the centerpiece of the museum. They have some other exhibits, including a few planes outside (like an Eastern DC-7), but that Airbus has pride of place in the center of the area.

[RellyOhBoy]

I lived in NYC and I saw it when it crashed, I saw it floating down the Hudson and I saw it when they lifted it out the water and placed it on the barge. I moved to NC in 2012 and I saw it again at the museum a couple of years ago. It feels like visiting an old friend. Its in suprisingly good condition. Most of the damage is to the rear bulkhead/tailcone area because that was the initial impact point due to Capt. Sully maintaining that perfect slight nose up pitch angle when he hit the water. The ironic thing is the original destination for that flight was KCLT and ultimately thats where it ended up. The museum is off in the north east corner of the airport grounds. I made sure to take plenty pictures of that plane and the others they have on display, inside and outside of the building. Nice day trip.

[guusbouwmans]

Bet ya it's the first time you have ever heard the sentence; "the dents are caused by ferry boats hitting the plane.".
Hats off to the flight crew, very very very well done.

[gsmith]

This is fantastic! So glad the aircraft is on display to showcase, not only the skills of the crew, pilots AND Flight Attendants, but also the aviation safety education it provides. Well done!

[aviator]

I’m proud to have such a legendary plane in a museum in my city.