Downed US Airways plane may have hit birds: FAA

Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:34pm EST
 
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A US Airways passenger jet that crashed into New York's Hudson River on Thursday may have struck a bird or a flock of birds, aviation authorities said.

The Airbus A320 enroute from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, North Carloina, crashed moments after takeoff, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.

 

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