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Feb 12, 2009 3:00 pm US/Eastern

NTSB: Birds In Hudson Jet's Engines Were Geese

WASHINGTON (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: This photo was taken aboard the Hi-Speed Block Island Ferry "Athena" during the Jan. 15 rescue efforts of a downed U.S. Airways jetliner in the Hudson River, NY.
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Safety officials say bird remains in both engines of the US Airways jetliner that ditched into New York's Hudson River last month have been identified as Canada geese.

The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that experts at the Smithsonian Institution who examined 25 samples of bird remains made the determination.

They have been unable to determine how many birds were involved in the crash, in which all crew members and passengers survived.

Canada geese typically range in size from about 6 pounds to 12 pounds. The safety board says the engines on the ditched airliner are designed to withstand a collision with a bird weighing up to 4 pounds without catching fire or being damaged enough to shut down.