Background
On September 11, 2001, a Boeing 757 departed Newark Liberty International Airport at 0847 local time on a regularly scheduled passenger service to San Francisco. The aircraft carried 37 passengers and a crew of seven.
Incident
Minutes after departure, the aircraft was hijacked by terrorists. The hijackers altered the flight path, and the aircraft apparently attempted to fly over Washington, D.C. At 1030 local time, the aircraft crashed in an open field approximately 4 kilometers north of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The impact caused the aircraft to disintegrate, and all 45 occupants were killed.
Aftermath
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board provided requested technical assistance to the FBI. Any material generated by the NTSB during this assistance is under the control of the FBI. The Safety Board does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket regarding this accident.