The Hijackings of 11 September 2001
The following links provide an overview of the destruction caused by the crashes of the hijacked aircraft into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001. Below is information related to the individual aircraft, including the fourth that crashed near Pittsburgh.
Airliners Involved in the Fatal Hijackings
- 11 September 2001; American Airlines 767 (Flight 11); World Trade Center, New York:
The aircraft was on a flight from Boston to Los Angeles when it was hijacked and flown into one of the World Trade Center Towers.
Another jet, a United Airlines 767, was hijacked and crashed into the other tower.
Both towers later collapsed.
All 11 crew members, 76 passengers, and five hijackers were killed, as were untold numbers of people on the ground.
Fatal American Airlines Events
Fatal 767 Events - 11 September 2001; United Airlines 767 (Flight 175); World Trade Center, New York:
The aircraft was on a flight from Boston to Los Angeles when it was hijacked and flown into one of the World Trade Center Towers.
Another jet, an American Airlines 767, was hijacked and crashed into the other tower.
Both towers later collapsed.
All nine crew members, 51 passengers, and five hijackers were killed, as were untold numbers of people on the ground.
Fatal United Airlines Events
Fatal 767 Events - 11 September 2001; American Airlines 757 (Flight 77); The Pentagon, Arlington, VA:
The aircraft was on a flight from Dulles to Los Angeles when it was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon, collapsing part of the structure.
All six crewmembers, 53 passengers, and five hijackers were killed.
Fatal American Airlines Events
Fatal 757 Events - 11 September 2001; United Airlines 757 (Flight 93); near Pittsburgh, PA:
The aircraft was on a flight from Newark to San Francisco when it was hijacked.
However, the aircraft crashed outside Pittsburgh.
All seven crewmembers, 34 passengers, and four hijackers were killed.
Fatal American Airlines Events
Fatal 757 Events
Partial List of Victims' Home Countries
Source: U.S. State Department
Source: U.S. State Department
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North America and Caribbean Antigua/ Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia Trinidad/ Tobago United States South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela |
Asia and Australasia Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan Philippines South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Africa and Middle East Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Iran Israel Jordan Kenya Lebanon Nigeria South Africa Yemen Zimbabwe |
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The Hijackings of 11 September 2001
http://airsafe.com/events/nydc.htm -- Revised: 15 May 2007
http://airsafe.com/events/nydc.htm -- Revised: 15 May 2007
