While the passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 toasted the one-year anniversary of the “Miracle on the Hudson” on a boat out in the river this afternoon, a plane towing a sailcloth banner in honor of the anniversary experienced engine trouble and was forced to crash-land. The pilot of the Piper PA-18 Super Cub, Jaime Saint, safely landed the plane in the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Before doing so, he released the banner, which read: “If you died today, would you go to heaven or hell? -John 14:6.” No one was injured, according to the Times, which reported that, of yet, there is no evidence that geese were involved in the crash.
It’s Not the Hudson, but Landfill Will Do for Pilot [City Room/NYT]
Related: Reasons to Love New York: Because There Was More Than One Miracle on the Hudson [NYM]
Why Sully May Be the Last of His Kind [NYM]
