Bibliograph

Captain Sully's river landing, the Hudson hero of Flight 1549, by Steven Otfinoski

Type

Label

Captain Sully's river landing, the Hudson hero of Flight 1549, by Steven Otfinoski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 111) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 9 to 12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 3 to 9

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Captain Sully's river landing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1048942907

Responsibility statement

by Steven Otfinoski

Series statement

Tangled history

Sub title

the Hudson hero of Flight 1549

Summary

"Vivid storytelling brings an incredible story to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced the most successful ditching in aviation history - the emergency river landing of US Airways Flight 1549. On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger was faced with disaster when his Airbus A320 airplane struck a flock of Canada geese shortly after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport. With no engine power and no airports close enough for a landing, Captain Sully had no choice but to ditch his craft in the Hudson River" --, Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

"Why are you going down there today?" -- "Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!" -- "Brace for impact!" -- "Evacuate!" -- "Throw the baby!" -- "Rescue the people on the wings first!" -- Miracle on the Hudson

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification