# Accident 20010911028569A: Boeing 757223, Washington, DC, September 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2001, 09:45 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.8898° N, 77.0993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8898&lon=-77.0993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N644AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N644AA-2002-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- People aboard: 64
- Fatal injuries: 68
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA01MA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010911028569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT #77 WAS HIJACKED BY TERRORISTS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM IAD EN ROUTE TO LAX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN CRASHED INTO THE PENTAGON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, ALL PERSONS ON BOARD PERISHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA01MA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA064), Sep 11, 2001: Boeing 757-200 (N644AA), Arlington, VA, destroyed, 64 fatal. Probable cause: The Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the…

## Other reports on N644AA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951102039839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951102039839I), Nov 2, 1995: Boeing 757223 (N644AA), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Lost oil and oil pressure zero NR1 engine. Diverted to bna. Metal in three chip detectors.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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