On January 15 , 2009 , an Airbus A320 registered N106US , under the command of Captain Chesley Sullenberger , flying from New York City 's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport , ditched into the Hudson River shortly after takeoff . Multiple bird hits from a flock of Canada geese caused both engines to lose power . All 150 passengers and 5 crew members survived ( 2 pilots and 3 flight attendants ) New York 's Governor David Paterson called it " the miracle on the Hudson "
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