- Date
- September 11, 2001, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- New York City, NY
- Injuries
- 92 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N334AABoeing 767-200ER
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 20010911039189A
- Case key
- 53468
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided requested technical assistance to the FBI, and any material generated by the NTSB is under the control of the FBI.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided requested technical assistance to the FBI, and this material generated by the NTSB is under the control of the FBI. The Safety Board does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket.
Factual narrative
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided requested technical assistance to the FBI, and this material generated by the NTSB is under the control of the FBI. The Safety Board does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N334AA
- Reported as
- Boeing 767-200ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney PW4062, 63,300 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Registered owner
- American Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Boston, MA
- Destination
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Seat
- Left
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 42
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Seat
- Rear
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.