What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After departing lga, and while climbing through 3,200 feet, us flight 1549 suffered multiple birdstrikes resulting in a total loss of power from both engines. The aircraft departed rwy 4 and was 7 miles north of the airport when the event occured. The flight crew was unable to return to lga or make either teb or erw and ended up making a successful ditching in the hudson river. The smithsonian institute later identified the remains as that of canadian geese.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER DEPARTING LGA, AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 3,200 FEET, US FLIGHT 1549 SUFFERED MULTIPLE BIRDSTRIKES RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FROM BOTH ENGINES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 4 AND WAS 7 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT WHEN THE EVENT OCCURED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO LGA OR MAKE EITHER TEB OR ERW AND ENDED UP MAKING A SUCCESSFUL DITCHING IN THE HUDSON RIVER. THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE LATER IDENTIFIED THE REMAINS AS THAT OF CANADIAN GEESE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.