Newark - San Francisco

On September 11, 2001 at 10:30 AM, Newark - San Francisco experienced a crash involving Boeing 757-200, operated by United Airlines, with the event recorded near Shanksville Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

45 people were known to be on board, 45 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 38, passenger fatalities: 38, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The Boeing 757 departed Newark Airport at 0847LT on a regular schedule service to San Francisco, carrying 37 passengers and a crew of seven. Few minutes later, the aircraft was hijacked by terrorists who modified the flight path and apparently attempted to fly over Washington DC. At 1030LT, the aircraft crashed in an open field located about 4 km north of Shanksville. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 45 occupants were killed. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided requested technical assistance to the FBI, and this material generated by the NTSB is under the control of the FBI. The Safety Board does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket.

Aircraft reference details include registration N591UA, MSN 28142, year of manufacture 1996.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.0175°, -78.9072°.