Date: | Tuesday 11 September 2001 |
Time: | 09:40 |
Type: | Boeing 757-223 |
Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
Registration: | N644AA |
MSN: | 24602/365 |
Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
Total airframe hrs: | 33432 hours |
Cycles: | 11789 flights |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 64 / Occupants: 64 |
Other fatalities: | 125 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Washington, DC -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) |
Destination airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
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Narrative:Flight 77 departed Washington-Dulles at 08:10 for Los Angeles. The aircraft was hijacked by five terrorists. The hijackers took over control, reportedly switched off the transponder and changed course to Washington. Last reported data (08:56) show the aircraft flying at FL350 at 458 knots. Course was changed back to Washington and the aircraft descended for the city, approaching from the North. The Boeing reportedly passed overhead the White House and entered a tight 270deg turn, heading for the US Department of Defence building (the Pentagon). It clipped trees and lightposts before slamming into the Southwest face of the Pentagon. An explosion occurred and the building caught fire.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DCA01MA064 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 years and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Aviation Week & Space Technology 17.09.2001
ATC transcript American Airlines Flight 77 / NTSB Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Flight Path Study American Airlines Flight 77 / NTSB American Airlines Flight 77 FDR Report / NTSB Location
Images:
photo (c) US Department of Defense; Washington, DC; September 2001
photo (c) United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui Prosecution Trial Exhibits; Washington, DC; 11 September 2001
photo (c) James Covington; Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX); December 2000
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