In 2009, Sullenberger piloted a passenger plane that was forced to safely land on the Hudson River, miraculously saving the lives ... midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while the jet was landing ...

Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, known for the heroic landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, weighed in on the ...

Captain Sullenberger, famous for safely landing an aircraft in the Hudson River in 2009, speaks out following a deadly crash ...

(WKRC/CBS/CBS Newspath) - On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River ... the bird strike to the river landing was less than four ...

A Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Toronto, carrying 80 people on board, suffered a horrific crash on Monday when it flipped upside down to its roof at Toronto-Pearson Airport. Astonishingly, ...

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot famed for landing a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, has shared his theory about what may have contributed to Wednesday's devastating aircraft ...

By Tim Balk Chesley B. Sullenberger III, the pilot who safely landed a passenger plane in the Hudson River in 2009, said the crash in the Potomac River on Wednesday night came at an ...

New York Waterways and Circle Line crews rushed to aid airline passengers after a crash-landing in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009. Capt Mike Duffy/Wheelhouse Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia ...

The wreckage of US Airways Flight 1549 was tied to the bulkhead in Battery Park City, and years later a Tribecan would commemorate the story for the big screen.

Take a look back at CNN's coverage of Flight 1549's crash-landing in the Hudson River in January 2009. All 155 passengers and crew survived thanks to the actions of Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger.

a flock of birds struck the plane taking out both engines. With no power, the Captain decided to attempt the near impossible - to land it in New York's Hudson River.