United Airlines Flight 93
9/11 hijacked passenger flight, attempted to hit the US Capitol or the White House
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Summary
United Airlines Flight 93 is an aircraft hijacking[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of aircraft hijacking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,251 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Stonycreek Township[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: terrorist attack[5], suicide attack[6], flight[7]
- Item operated: Boeing 757[8]
- Operator: United Airlines[9]
- Location: Shanksville[10]
- Part of: September 11 attacks[11]
- Commons category: United Airlines Flight 93[12]
- Aircraft registration: N591UA[13]
- Target: United States Capitol[14], White House[15]
- Point in time: September 11, 2001[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:United Airlines Flight 93[17]
- Crew members: Jason Dahl[18], LeRoy Homer[19], Sandy Waugh Bradshaw[20], Wanda Anita Green[21], CeeCee Lyles[22], Deborah Jacobs Welsh[23]
- Number of deaths: 44[24]
- Number of injured: 0[25]
- Topic has template: Template:United Airlines Flight 93[26]
- Start point: Newark Liberty International Airport[27]
- Destination point: San Francisco International Airport[28]
- Number of survivors: 0[29]
- Vessel: Boeing 757[30]
- Flight number: UA93[31]
- Carries passengers or cargo: Christian Adams[32], Todd Beamer[33], Mark Bingham[34], Deora Frances Bodley[35], Tom Burnett[36], Joseph DeLuca[37], Jeremy Glick[38], Lauren Grandcolas[39], Richard J. Guadagno[40], Toshiya Kuge[41], Mark David Rothenberg[42], Ziad Jarrah[43], Ahmed al-Nami[44], Saeed al-Ghamdi[45]
Why It Matters
United Airlines Flight 93 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]