# Accident 20010911039179A: Boeing 757222, Shanksville, PA, September 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Shanksville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.0192° N, 78.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0192&lon=-78.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N591UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N591UA-2005-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-222 (registry code 1384956, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (registry code 52121, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2040) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757222
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 45
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA01MA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010911039179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM NEWARK, NJ TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA. WAS HIJACKED AND CRASHED IN SHANKSVILLE, PA. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND ALL 45 SOULS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 DCA01MA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA065), Sep 11, 2001: Boeing 757 (N591UA), Shanksville, PA, destroyed, 44 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…

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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