Bystanders watched as a US Airways plane drifted after ditching into the Hudson River on Thursday.
The plane crashed into the water less than five minutes after taking off from LaGuardia Airport on Thursday. Some of those aboard were taken to hospitals, and several were treated for hypothermia.
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pix@nyt.comAccounts of some of the passengers and witnesses in the plane crash in the Hudson River this afternoon.
A pilot ditched a USAirways plane into the Hudson River. Everyone on board was rescued.
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