Washington - Los Angeles

On September 11, 2001 at 09:45 AM, Washington - Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Boeing 757-200, operated by American Airlines, with the event recorded near Washington DC District of Columbia.

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

64 people were known to be on board, 64 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 58, passenger fatalities: 58, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The Boeing 757 departed Washington-Dulles Airport at 0810LT on a regular schedule service to Los Angeles, carrying 58 passengers and a crew of six. Few minutes later, the aircraft was hijacked by terrorists who modified the flight path and flew direct over Washington DC. At 0945LT, the aircraft crashed on the southwest side of the Pentagon building. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 64 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 N644AA, MSN 24602, year of manufacture 1991.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.9243°, -77.0745°.