Officials release two more 911 calls from Thursday's NYC plane crash
From the BNO Newsroom.
New York City, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The New York City Police Department has released two more 911 calls after U.S. Airways flight 1549 crashed in the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday.
Both calls can be found below, as well as a transcript for each. Quicktime is required to play the audio files.
TRANSCRIPT - US Air Flight 1549 First
911 Call
Time: 15:29
911 Operator:
911 Operator 2184
Caller: Yeah I ‘m
witnessing a airplane. It’s going down. It’s on fire
911 Operator: Where,
where, where
Caller: I’m in the
Bronx. It’s turning, I don’t know where its gonna fall though.
911 Operator : Where
are you sir?
Caller: Oh my God!
911 Operator: Where
are you?
Caller: Briggs Ave and 199
911 Operator : What’s
the street?
Caller: I’m on Briggs
Ave. and 199, close to the 52 Precinct, Oh my God !
911 Operator: You
said East 199th Street
Caller: Yes Operator
911 Operator: East
199th Street and what’s the cross?
Caller: 199 and
Briggs, Briggs, between Briggs and Bainbridge, but the plane is gone already
911 Operator:
Where’s the plane?
Caller: Oh my god! It
was a big plane, I heard a big boom just now we looked up and the plane came
straight over us and it was turning, Oh my God!
911 Operator :What’s
your name sir?
(Name and number omitted)
Caller: Yeah as soon
as I called you the plane disappeared out of sight I guess it took off over the
building I can’t see.
911 Operator: Was it
a large or small plane or what?
Caller: It looked
like it looked like a airbus plane, like a big plane .
911 Operator All
right sir, assistance will be there !
Caller: Oh my God!
911 Operator: Are you
going to be there for the police at East 199th street and Briggs Ave?
Caller: Yeah, I’m
right here, I’m right here.
911 Operator: Alright
stay right there. I’m sending everybody okay
Caller: Okay, wow!
TRANSCRIPT - US Air Flight 1549
Additional 911 Call
Time: 15:33
911 Operator:
911 operator 1698. Where’s the emergency?
Caller: Yes a-a-a
plane had just crashed into the Hudson River. A US Air big DC 9 or 10 has
crashed into the Hudson River, about… in… Oh my gosh!
911 Operator: What’s
the location, where you at now?
Caller: I’m on 71st
and Riverside Boulevard. It is closer it’s going toward um… downtown; I would
say it’s probably in the 50s, or 40s
911 Operator: Okay
you want to leave your name and number ma’am?
Caller: Pardon?
911 Operator: Would
you like to leave your name and number?
Caller: Yes. My name
is (name omitted) and my number’s (number omitted)
911 Operator: Alright
ma’am, we’ll have assistance there to you as soon as possible. Thank you.
Caller: Thank you!
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