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24 March 2015

Germanwings Flight 9525

The A320 flown into the French Alps

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On 24 March 2015 Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320 flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf, descended from its cruising height and flew into a mountainside in the French Alps after the co-pilot locked the captain out of the cockpit. The French investigators, the BEA, found that he did it deliberately, and all 150 people on board were killed.
2 video perspectives
- Germanwings Flight 9525: Marseille Control Watches It Descend
  
  This three-minute Smithsonian Channel clip follows Germanwings Flight 9525 on 24 March 2015 from its takeoff in Barcelona to the moment it dropped off radar over the French Alps.
  
  Published 2 Feb 2018
- Germanwings Flight 9525: Mayday on the Cockpit Recorder Evidence
  
  This Mayday episode follows the BEA's investigation into Germanwings Flight 9525, the Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps on 24 March 2015.
  
  Published 21 Jun 2023
Photo: Edmund Seeger / CC BY-SA 2.0
15 January 2009

US Airways Flight 1549

The Miracle on the Hudson

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On 15 January 2009 US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320 climbing out of New York's LaGuardia Airport for Charlotte, lost thrust in both engines after flying into a flock of Canada geese at about 2,800 feet. Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles ditched it on the Hudson River about three and a half minutes later, and all 155 people on board survived.
3 video perspectives
- US Airways Flight 1549: Brace Positions and the Hudson Escape
  
  This short Smithsonian Channel clip looks at Flight 1549 from the cabin.
  
  Published 12 Apr 2015
- US Airways Flight 1549: A Pilot Explains the Hudson Ditching
  
  Mentour Pilot goes through the flight of US Airways 1549 on 15 January 2009 from a working airline pilot's point of view, from the bird strike over the Bronx to the ditching on the Hudson.
  
  Published 15 Jan 2021
- US Airways Flight 1549: The Bird Strike and the NTSB’s Findings
  
  This narrated documentary tells the story of US Airways Flight 1549 from its departure from LaGuardia on 15 January 2009 to the rescue on the Hudson, then covers the NTSB investigation.
  
  Published 10 Jun 2026

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Germanwings Flight 9525

Germanwings Flight 9525: Marseille Control Watches It Descend

Germanwings Flight 9525: Mayday on the Cockpit Recorder Evidence

US Airways Flight 1549

US Airways Flight 1549: Brace Positions and the Hudson Escape

US Airways Flight 1549: A Pilot Explains the Hudson Ditching

US Airways Flight 1549: The Bird Strike and the NTSB’s Findings