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What was the path of Flight 93?
United Airlines Flight 93UA 93's flight path on September 11, 2001, from Newark, New Jersey, to Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania.Suicide hijackingDateTuesday, September 11, 2001SummaryHijackingSiteField near the Diamond T. Mine, a coal strip mine near Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania10 more rows
Where did Flight 93 hit the ground?
Stonycreek TownshipThe plane crashed in a field in Stonycreek Township about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Washington, D.C., killing all 44 passengers and crew members, including the four terrorists.
How far was Flight 93 from the Capitol?
When the plane crashed in Western Pennsylvania, Flight 93 was only 20 minutes flying time from the nation's capital.
What gate did Flight 93 leave?
What was the United Airlines Flight 93 departure and destination? Flight 93 took off from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey (later re-named Liberty International Airport). The flight left from Terminal A, Gate 17. The scheduled departure time from the gate was 8:00 am.
Did Flight 93 go straight into the ground?
Of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11 – the others were American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, and American Airlines Flight 77 – United Airlines Flight 93 was the only aircraft that did not reach its hijackers' intended target....United Airlines Flight 93.Suicide hijackingSurvivors017 more rows
Who was the youngest person on Flight 93?
During the September 11 attacks in 2001, he was a passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93....Mark BinghamDiedSeptember 11, 2001 (aged 31) Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.Cause of deathPlane crash (September 11 terrorist attacks)Alma materUniversity of California, BerkeleyHeight6 ft 4 in (193 cm)6 more rows
Where was Flight 77 headed?
American Airlines flight 77, flight scheduled to travel from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles International Airport on September 11, 2001, that was hijacked by terrorists and deliberately crashed into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks.
How did 9/11 hijackers get into the cockpit?
Reports from flight attendants Ong said she thought that the hijackers had "jammed their way" in. The commission suggested they attacked the flight attendants to get a cockpit key, to force one of them to open the cockpit door, or to lure the captain or first officer out of the cockpit.
How did passengers on Flight 93 make phone calls?
Prosecutors said 37 phone calls were made by 13 passengers and flight attendants, most of them using airplane phones. Prosecutors plan to wrap up their case today by playing the cockpit recording tape that was recovered from the field near Shanksville, Pa., where the plane crashed.
Which floors did the planes hit on 9 11?
8:46:40: Flight 11 crashes at roughly 466 mph (790 km/h, 219 m/s or 425 knots) into the north face of the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center, between floors 93 and 99.
Overview
Aftermath
Flight 93 fragmented violently upon impact. Most of the aircraft wreckage was found near the impact crater. Investigators found very light debris including paper and nylon scattered up to eight miles (13 km) from the impact point in New Baltimore. Other tiny aircraft fragments were found 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away at Indian Lake. All human remains were found within a 70-acre (28 ha) ar…
Hijackers
The hijacking of Flight 93 was led by Ziad Jarrah, a member of al-Qaeda. Jarrah was born in Lebanon to a wealthy family and had a secular upbringing. He intended to become a pilot and moved to Germany in 1996, enrolling at the University of Greifswald to study German. A year later, he moved to Hamburg and began studying aeronautical engineering at the Hamburg University of Appli…
Flight
The aircraft involved in the hijacking was a Boeing 757-222, registration N591UA, delivered to United Airlines in June 1996. The airplane had a capacity of 182 passengers; the September 11 flight carried 37 passengers, including the four terrorists, and seven crew members, a load factor of 20 percent, considerably below the 52 percent average Tuesday load factor for Flight 93. The seven cre…
Hijacking
The hijacking began at 09:28. By this time, Flights 11 and 175 had already crashed into the World Trade Center and Flight 77 was within nine minutes of striking the Pentagon. The hijackers on those flights had waited no more than thirty minutes to commandeer the aircraft, most likely striking after the seat belt sign had been turned off and cabin service had begun. It is unknown why the hijackers on Flight 93 waited 46 minutes to begin their assault. The evidence is that the…
Passenger revolt
The passenger revolt on Flight 93 began at 09:57, after the passengers voted on whether to act. The plane left its Washington, D.C. course after the passengers revolted and the hijackers began maneuvering the plane violently in response.
The hijackers in the cockpit became aware of the revolt at 09:57:55, Jarrah exclaiming, "Is there something? A fight?"
Crash
At 10:03:11, near Indian Lake and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the plane crashed into a field near a reclaimed coal strip mine known as the Diamond T. Mine owned by PBS Coals in Stonycreek Township in Somerset County. The 757 had between 5,500 to 7,000 gallons of fuel remaining, which exploded and released a fireball that scorched a nearby hemlock grove. Far-flung debris that made u…
See also
• List of thwarted Islamist terrorist attacks
• I Missed Flight 93