The following is the time line for September 11, 2001, when the commercial aircraft crashed into the New York World Center Tower, Pentagon and, after passengers put a counter-attack, Pennsylvania.
Nearly 3,000 people were killed, including more than 2,600 at the World Trade Center, 125 in Pentagon, and 265 in four planes.
The HistackingsAmerican Airlines Flight 11 0759 EDT: American Airlines 11 Depart from Boston for Los Angeles 0814: This flight has the last routine communication with Ground 0819: A flight attendant calls the airline booking office in North Carolina via AirPhone and report Emergency 0841: Task Manager in the operation center American Airlines in Fort Worth, Texas, told air traffic controllers have stated flight piracy and thinking of the aircraft to New York’s John F.
Kennedy Airport International 0844: North Carolina airline employees Loses telephone contact with flight attendants.
Another flight attendant in a telephone call to the American office in Boston said: “There is something wrong.
We are in fast offspring.” Asked to look out the window to try and determine where they are, the flight attendant says: “We fly too low.” A few seconds later he said, “God, we are too low.” 0846: Flights 11 Crash to World Trade Center’s North Tower 1028: North Tower Collapses United Airlines Flights 1750758: United Airlines 175 Departing from Boston for Los Angeles 0842: Flights report “suspicious transmissions” who heard from other aircraft (American Airlines 11).
This is the last communication of flights with Ground 0852: A flight attendant call the San Francisco airline office and report the aircraft has been hijacked, the two pilots are killed, a stab waiting and hijackers may fly plane 0858: Flights bring towards New York City 0903: The WORLD Plane Strikes South Tower Trade Center 0958: South Tower collapses in 10 seconds America Airlines Flight 770810: American Airlines 77 Departing from Dulles for Los Angeles 0854: Flights deviate from the courses assigned.
Two minutes later the transponder was turned off 0900: executive American Airlines Learning Communication has disappeared with flights, making it a second plane of America in trouble.
All American Airlines flights in the Northeast who have not taken off are ordered to remain on the ground.
America made the National Stop Land after studying United Airlines Plane Lost 0929: Flight 77 Autopilot Upholished 0934: National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington advised A.S.
The secret service of the aircraft unknown towards the White House.
The plane made 330 degrees turn and points towards Pentagon and Downtown Washington 0937: Flights 77 Crash to Pentagon United Airlines Flight 930842: United Airlines 93 Depart from Newark for San Francisco 0928: Flight 93 Suddenly fell 700 feet (210 meters).
Eleven seconds into the control of air traffic down in Cleveland received the first of two radio transmissions; The captain or the first officer sounded, “Mayday” 0958: Flight 93 Passenger attacks on the hijacker began 1002: Flight 93 Pirate to Field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania Federal Aviation Administration Acts0906: FAA Stopped the departure of all controlled flights or through airport airspace controlled by New York air traffic control and adjacent control center 0908: FAA stop taking off from all national civil aircraft 0945: FAA ordered all civil aircraft to land at the nearest airport as soon as possible; 4,546 Flight is Airborne The President0905: President George W.
Bush sat in class in Sarasota, Florida, when his staff head whispered to him, “a second plane hit the second tower.
America is being attacked.” Bush remained in class of about five to seven minutes 0935: The president’s motorbike departed, arrived at the airport between 0942 and 0945 0954: One Air Force departs without a permanent purpose and landing on the Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana; The army circled the plane before Bush down.
Bush was flown to Washington on the reserve air force jet