The Hudson River Crash By the Numbers
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An A320 parked at a Philadelphia terminal.
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The numbers behind the plane crash:
138: Coach seats on an Airbus A320
12: First class seats
150: Passengers on Flight 1549, according to US Airways CEO Doug Parker
5: Crew members
5: Minutes the plane was in flight from LaGuardia airport before crashing into the Hudson River
2: Engines apparently disabled by bird strikes
43rd: Street in Manhattan where plane crashed across from
111: Wingspan of A320 in feet, plus 11 inches
8: Number of “fatal airbus A320 events” according to AirSafe.com
3: Deaths in 1998 A320 crash shown in this video. (Warning, explicit images)
Posted Thursday, Jul 16, 2009 - 8:31 PM EST
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