US Airways Flight 1521

US Airways Flight 1521 was an airplane! On January 25, 2008, US Airways Flight 1521 took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a flight to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Everything looked good until the plane's engines died when the plane was in the vicinity of Philadelphia! The plane quickly lost altitude and spun out of control! US Airways Flight 1521 crashed into a house, destroying the house and the plane and killing all 250 people on the plane and 10 people on the ground. It was a terrible tragedy.
President George W. Bush expressed his condolences to the families whose loved ones died on US Airways Flight 1521. He also held a moment of silence for the victims.
On Sunday, February 3, 2008, during the pre-game ceremonies of Super Bowl XLII, at the University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants held a moment of silence for the victims of US Airways Flight 1549. After the moment of silence was over, American Idol Season Six winner Jordin Sparks, herself a native of Glendale and daughter of former New York Giants cornerback Phillippi Sparks, performed the National Anthem.