WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Birds caused the crash landing of a US Airways flight last month in New York's Hudson River, federal officials said Wednesday.
The jetliner lost power shortly after takeoff and was ditched safely in the river last month. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement that both engines of the Airbus A320 were damaged and contained bird parts.
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"The material from both engines has been sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington where the particular bird species will be identified," the NTSB statement said.
Flight 1549 was bound for Charlotte, N.C. The 155 passengers and crew aboard all escaped without serious injury.