Here is some initial information about the US Airways flight that crash landed in the Hudson river shortly after departing KLGA bound for Charlotte. I will be updating this post as more information comes in. It appears the cause of the emergency was bird strikes in both engines, causing complete engine flameout.

Here is a table giving coordinates of the aircraft, speed and altitude, and the ATC facility with which the crew was communicating. Remarkable. You do practice engine out procedures extensively and aircraft are designed to survive bird strikes; the pilot’s judgment was impeccable and critical to the passengers’ survival. Had he attempted to return to KLGA, it would have had disastrous consequences.

Time	Position		Ground speed	Altitude	Facility
Eastern TZ	Latitude	Longitude	kts	Feet	Location/Type
03:26PM	40.80	-73.87	151	1800	New York TRACON
03:27PM	40.83	-73.87	174	2800	New York TRACON
03:27PM	40.86	-73.88	194	3200	New York Center
03:28PM	40.88	-73.90	202	2000	New York TRACON
03:28PM	40.86	-73.93	215	1600	New York Center
03:29PM	40.83	-73.95	194	1200	New York TRACON
03:29PM	40.82	-73.97	191	1300	New York Center
03:30PM	40.78	-74.00	189	400	New York TRACON
03:31PM	40.75	-74.02	153	300	New York TRACON

Here is the flight data superimposed on Google Earth:

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