Miracle On The Hudson Plane Up For Sale

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jan 22nd 2010 at 7:00AM

It was the event that turned Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger into a national hero and now the plane involved in the Miracle on the Hudson crash will be up for sale. The plane, which faced certain doom when birds flew into the engines on January 15, 2009 is up for auction. US Airways Flight 1549 ended in the Hudson River and the Airbus A320-214 was later lifted from the water. It ended up in a salvage yard in Kearny, New Jersey. Chartis Insurance, a division of AIG, is managing the auction which is open to the public and scheduled to end on March 27. The plane is not exactly flight ready, the wings are separate from the fuselage and the plane has severe water damage and still bears the impact of the crash. It has been treated with a corrosion inhibitor but has been otherwise untouched for months. The engines aren't part of the deal. The plane is being auctioned as salvage but might also attract trophy seekers interested in buying the plane and then parceling off segments to collectors. One potential problem to discourage that is that the buyer must move the plane by April 10 or take over the storage bills. The auction listing complete with pictures is here.

[via AV Web]

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mike Jan 26th 2010 12:04PM

the real miracle is that this is still in the news but I'll go out on a limb and comment because its really nothing special to want to save one's self and saving everyone else was just collateral damage, further if sulley hadn't have panicked he likely could have made it back to the airport.... 90% of all properly done water landings are safer than landing on land and with the pressurized cabin the plane could have been pushed to shore... no one would have even gotten wet had sulley not panicked once the plane was in the water and blown the exit doors so the water could then enter the plane.... as for the plane its aluminum and has 5 miles of copper wire in it I will bid 500.oo for the scrap value then this can go away......

Mike Bentley Jan 26th 2010 1:38PM

Mike,

What can I say, you're a sad individual to say those things. As I recall the early stories on this incident, the PIC made a judgement call to put the plane in the water rather than risk crashing into a heavily populated area around the airport. They have run this in the simulater many times since the successful landing on the Hudson, all with top-notch pilots. Not one has been able to duplicate the
landing - I think that says it all.

Another mike

William Jan 29th 2010 8:13PM

Wow, Mike, you are such a super pilot. Your knowledge of nothing is very impressive. Please tell us all of your knowledge of the universe. Go ahead, I have 1 minute. Just so you know, most planes that lose power and try to turn back to the airport end up as fatalities. Fact is, were are taught that in a power loss that turning back to the airport is not a choice unless you have airspeed and altitude. The pilot does not have control of the emergency exits so there is no way "Sully" could have blown the doors. A pressurized cabin is not water tight. Please tell us how a 250,000 pound plane can be pushed to shore. Oh well, I guess you dont have anything else better to do than live in your mothers basement.

Fred Jan 26th 2010 4:30PM

Mike = Douche bag

mitchtheminister Jan 26th 2010 1:21PM

I think it would make a great trailer/mobile home!

cal10pilot Jan 26th 2010 3:53PM

The B-737-800 (or any 737 for that matter) is the second biggest piece of junk airplane ever made. (yes, I have thousands of hours in the 737) and yet, the Airbus makes the 737 look like a jewel. Just check out the AD's/placards on the 737, then look at the crash rate of Airbus.

Cathy Droz Jan 26th 2010 4:58PM

I would like to see the plane dismantled and auction off parts of it for charity.
Maybe raise funds for those in Haiti or some areas of the United States that need help.
To discuss who was right or wrong serves no purpose.
Cathy - Phoenix

goodearthliving Jan 31st 2010 5:33AM

This is the best idea yet. But, let's keep the money for our poor kids in the US.

Johnboy

monicany10 Jan 30th 2010 7:27AM

I would pay for Capt. and co capt. seats.

Id rather do some time! Jan 30th 2010 9:41AM

I think this is a no brainer. Yes AIG owns the plane but you can bet they didnt foot the bill for the removal and FAA investigation. The plane belongs to us the ones who pay taxes. It belongs in the air and space museum can we say eminate domain? Give them the bill for the recovery and the millions it cost in investigation when they don't pay it take the plane to Museuem "PLANE & SIMPLE"