United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on board, as part of the September 11 attacks. It crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, during an attempt by the passengers and crew to regain control. All 44 people on board were killed, including the four hijackers. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 757-222, was flying United Airlines' daily scheduled morning flight from Newark International Airport in New Jersey to San Francisco International Airport in California. The hijackers stormed the aircraft's cockpit 46 minutes after takeoff. The captain and first officer struggled with the hijackers, which was transmitted to Air Traffic Control. Ziad Jarrah, who had trained as a pilot, took control of the aircraft and diverted it back toward the east coast, in the direction of Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital.
| Date | September 11 attacks |
| Summary | Terrorist suicide hijacking |
| Site | Field near the Diamond T. Mine, a coal strip mine in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Passengers | 37 (including 4 hijackers) |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 44 (including 4 hijackers) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 757-222 |
| Operator | United Airlines |
| Registration | N591UA |
| Flight origin | Newark Int'l Airport (now Newark Liberty Int'l Airport) |
| Destination | San Francisco Int'l Airport |
About United 93
Two-time Academy Award nominated film recounting the events of United Flight 93, a plane hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed after passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Achievement of United 93
Director Paul Greengrass was the recipient of one of the Academy Award nominations. The movie received more #1 mentions on top 10 lists for 2006 movies than any other.
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