| Date of Accident: | 11 September 2001 |  |
| Airline: | United Airlines |  |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 767-222 | |
| Location: | Manhattan, New York, USA | |
| Registration: | N612UA | |
| Previous Registrations: | --- | |
| Flight Number: | 175 | |
| Fatalities: | 65:65 | |
| MSN: | 21873 | |
| Line Number: | 41 | |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Pratt & Whitney | |
| Engine Model: | JT9D-7R4D | |
| Year of Delivery: | 1983 | |
| Accident Description: | At 9:03am local time, United Airlines Flight 175, flying from Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California, impacted the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City after being hijacked by terrorists. The south tower of the World Trade Center was severely damaged, and collapsed approximately an hour later. Nearly 3,000 people on the ground, including occupants of both World Trade Center towers, firefighters, and police officers were killed. This terrorist act occured approximately 18 minutes after an American Airlines 767 was deliberately crashed into the neighboring north World Trade Center tower. |
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| Related Links/Information: | Photos - AirDisaster.Com Photo Database
Special Report: September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - AirDisaster.Com
Boeing 767 N612UA. Photo Copyright: Bill Hough
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