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NTSB Flight 1549 accident and emergency response milestones
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- 15:24:54Departure clearance · LaGuardia tower issued takeoff clearance
- About 15:27Bird encounter · The aircraft encountered a flock shortly after departure
- 15:27:33Emergency report · The captain reported the emergency to air traffic control
- About 15:31Water landing · The flight came down on the Hudson River
- About 15:34First ferry · The first New York Waterway vessel arrived
- About 15:35Vessel traffic stopped · The Coast Guard incident commander closed vessel traffic on the Hudson
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The timeline uses the NTSB recorder chronology and its account of the emergency response.
NTSB Flight 1549 accident and emergency response milestones
All times are Eastern Standard Time on 15 January 2009. Recorder and communication times can be precise, while incident log times are approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 15:24:54 | Departure clearance | LaGuardia tower issued takeoff clearance | Source 1 |
| About 15:27 | Bird encounter | The aircraft encountered a flock shortly after departure | Source 2 |
| 15:27:33 | Emergency report | The captain reported the emergency to air traffic control | Source 1 |
| About 15:31 | Water landing | The flight came down on the Hudson River | Source 1 |
| About 15:34 | First ferry | The first New York Waterway vessel arrived | Source 1 |
| About 15:35 | Vessel traffic stopped | The Coast Guard incident commander closed vessel traffic on the Hudson | Source 1 |
| About 15:39 | Fire rescue boat | A New York City Fire Department rescue boat arrived | Source 1 |
| By about 15:40 | Additional ferries | Six other New York Waterway ferries had arrived | Source 1 |
| About 15:48 | Coast Guard boats | The incident log records two small Coast Guard boats arriving | Source 1 |