▁ 1 5 4 9 ▁d itch ed ▁in ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁on ▁January   1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁with ▁no ▁loss ▁of ▁life , ▁after ▁the ▁plane ▁suffered ▁a ▁complete ▁loss ▁of ▁thrust ▁following ▁a ▁bird ▁strike . ▁ ▁Coll ision ▁ ▁The ▁light ▁aircraft ▁was ▁a ▁ 6 - se at ▁Pi per ▁PA - 3 2 R - 3 0 0 ▁Ch ero kee ▁L ance ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁pil oted ▁by ▁Steven ▁Alt man ▁with ▁two ▁passengers . ▁Alt man ▁was ▁given ▁clear ance ▁from ▁the ▁tower ▁at ▁T eter bor o ▁Airport ▁in ▁T eter bor o , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 4 8   a . m . ▁to ▁take ▁off . ▁It ▁depart ed ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 4 9   a . m ., ▁and ▁was ▁head ed ▁for ▁Ocean ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁The ▁hel ic opter , ▁a ▁Euro cop ter ▁AS 3 5 0 ▁carrying ▁five ▁Italian ▁tour ists ▁and ▁its ▁pilot , ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁ 3 0 th ▁Street ▁H eli port ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 5 2   a . m . ▁At ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁T eter bor o ▁tower ▁radio ed ▁Alt man ▁in ▁the ▁Pi per ▁at ▁take - off ▁request ing ▁him ▁to ▁pick ▁his ▁flight ▁path ▁towards ▁Ocean ▁City , ▁and ▁indicate ▁whether ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁head ▁there ▁via ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ,