Birds Bring Down Airplane
Black Box Down
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The Pilot's Conversation With Air Traffic Control
Captain and first officer quickly realized they were running out of engine power. They then contacted air traffic control and declared Mayday saying that they hit birds, lost thrust in both engines and would be turning back to LaGuardia. The cop at voice recorder recorded captain solenberger saying bird a second later while the plane was at 2,818 feet.
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