Boston - Los Angeles

On September 11, 2001 at 09:03 AM, Boston - Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Boeing 767-200, operated by United Airlines, with the event recorded near New York New York.

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

65 people were known to be on board, 65 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 56, passenger fatalities: 56, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The Boeing 767 departed Boston-Logan Airport at 0814LT on a regular schedule service to Los Angeles, carrying 56 passengers and a crew of nine. Few minutes later, the aircraft was hijacked by terrorists who modified the flight path and flew direct over New York. At 0903LT, the aircraft struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center, between 78th and 84th floor. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 65 occupants were killed. The tower later collapsed. 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 N612UA, MSN 21873, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.1021°, -115.1745°.