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United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. The hijackers planned to crash the plane into a federal government building in the national capital of Washington, D.C.
Tri-Cities Airport (IATA: PSC, ICAO: KPSC, FAA LID: PSC) (originally Pasco Airport) is a public airport in Pasco, Washington, United States. It is two miles (3 km) northwest of downtown Pasco and serves the Tri-Cities metropolitan area in southeast Washington. The airport is the third-largest commercial airport in the state.
American Airlines Flight 1: near Goodwin: Arkansas: Douglas DC-2: The aircraft crashed for undetermined reasons. October 7, 1935 12 0 0 United Airlines Trip 4: near Hecla: Wyoming: Boeing 247D: The pilot is believed to lost spatial awareness and crashed into terrain. May 6, 1935 5 8 8 TWA Flight 6: near Atlanta: Missouri: Douglas DC-2
The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, departed from Newark International Airport (now called Newark Liberty). It was hijacked at approximately 9:28 a.m. ET and crashed into a field over ...
Editor's note: This page reflects news of the plane crash near DC on Thursday, Jan. 30. For the latest updates on victim recovery efforts, please read USA TODAY's live coverage of the plane crash ...
The 1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash occurred on 18 January 1986 and involved a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III which crashed into a hill on approach to Santa Elena Airport, Flores after a short flight from Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport. All 93 passengers and crew on board were killed, making it the worst air disaster in ...
Flight 93. A fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, met a different fate.According to the 9/11 Commission Report issued years later, passengers managed to overpower the hijackers on this plane ...
Of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 is the only one that did not reach the hijackers' intended target, presumed to be the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. [7] Several passengers and crew members made cellular telephone calls from the plane and learned about the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington ...