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title: "Why did Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 get torn into pieces when attempting a water landing, but US Airways Flight 1549 was able to gently land in the Hudson with a little damage?"  
description: "Why did Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 get torn into pieces when attempting a water landing, but US Airways Flight 1549 was able to gently land in the Hudson with a little damage?"  
author: "Jyoti Ajgaonkar"  
published: 2018-07-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/46818/why-did-ethiopian-airlines-flight-961-get-torn-into-pieces-when-attempting-a-water-landing-but-us-airways-flight-1549-was-able-to-gently-land-in-the-hudson-with-a-little-damage  
category: "airlines & air travel"  
tags: ["airlines"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 get torn into pieces when attempting a water landing, but US Airways Flight 1549 was able to gently land in the Hudson with a little damage?

Why did Ethiopian Airlines [Flight](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/63831/a2-flight-bomber-leather-jackets) 961 get torn into pieces when attempting a [water](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/323154/fluoride-in-your-water-filtration-guide-2020) landing, but US Airways Flight 1549 was able to gently land in the Hudson with a little damage?\
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