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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsplane plummets from the sky, crashing into lanes of the 91 Freeway before exploding in flames.
Los Angeles
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OAITW r.2.0
(32,164 posts)A lot of fuel got split and exploded, but the pilot seems to have kept his/her shit together through the impact.
chuluma
(67 posts)Glad everyone was okay.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)Been reluctant to click the OP for fear of the aftermath. Whew!
ProfessorGAC
(76,735 posts)Dropped into what looked to be the only spot big enough for the plane to come down.
That veer to the right after impact was really lucky, since no vehicles were close in the right lane.
Pretty amazing.
JHB
(38,220 posts)Capt. Sullenberger not only managed to water-land Flight 1549 intact, but it was smack in the middle of a box bounded by 3 NY Waterway ferry terminals and the Circle Line terminal. Right at a time where they were gearing up for rush hour.
It was practically the perfect place for a lot of boats to drop what they were doing and quickly go help.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)Yeah, that finishing skid across traffic without hitting anything was sheer luck.
Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)COL Mustard
(8,230 posts)You arent going to believe what happened to my car this afternoon!!!
sprinkleeninow
(22,351 posts)😆
COL Mustard
(8,230 posts)He can't fly either!