Captain Sully's River Landing: The Hudson Hero of Flight 1549

by Steven Otfinoski

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543541992
• ISBN13: 9781543541991
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9