The Hudson River Crash By the Numbers

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)

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