FDNY officials told the newly-minted captain about the plane’s crash-landing in the Hudson ... the Big Apple in the 16 years ...

Related: American Airlines Plane Crashes into Potomac River After Black Hawk Helicopter Collision: Live Updates Survivors of ...

Take a look back at CNN's coverage of Flight 1549's crash-landing in the Hudson River in January 2009. All 155 passengers and crew survived thanks to the actions of Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger.

On Jan. 15, 2009, United Flight 1549 hit a flock of birds and had to make an emergency landing ... Manhattan to mark 15 years since the Miracle on the Hudson. On Jan. 15, 2009, United Flight ...

A US Airways aircraft has crashed into the Hudson River in New York after a ... Passenger Jeff Kolodjay offered "kudos" to Sullenberger for a landing that minimized damage to the aircraft and ...

(CNN)-- Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who landed a disabled passenger plane on New York's Hudson River in 2009 ... in the emergency landing. Flight attendant Doreen Welsh ...

A small plane crash in the Hudson River off Yonkers became a fortunate sequel to the 2009 Miracle in the Hudson on Sunday, but it came much closer to ending in tragedy, as the two victims spent 20 ...

Eyewitness News had extensive breaking news coverage on-air and online as soon as word of the water landing hit our newsroom that cold afternoon. Re-watch our coverage from that day, pulled from ...

The pilot performed a heroic feat that became known as "The Miracle on the Hudson" after he saved the lives of more than 150 people by landing a damaged plane in the Hudson river after a flock of ...

Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot known for the "Miracle on the Hudson," will be the keynote speaker at Endicott College's commencement. Sullenberger will receive an honorary degree for his ...

Take a look back at CNN's coverage of Flight 1549's crash-landing in the Hudson River in January 2009. All 155 passengers and crew survived thanks to the actions of Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger.