United Airlines Flight 175
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 UA 175 flight path from Boston to New York City
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| Summary | |
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| Date | September 11, 2001 |
| Type | Hijacking |
| Site | WTC |
| Passengers | 56 (including 5 hijackers) |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 65 in aircraft, over 600 in the South Tower of the World Trade center |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 767-222 |
| Operator | United Airlines |
| Tail number | N612UA |
| Flight origin | Logan International Airport |
| Destination | Los Angeles Int'l Airport |
United Airlines Flight 175 was the second hijacked airplane of the September 11, 2001 attacks that crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The plane was a Boeing 767. 56 people (including 5 hijackers) and 9 crew members died in the crash. The time of the crash was 9:03 Eastern Daylight Time. Unlike American Airlines Flight 11, which crashed into the North tower 17 minutes earlier, Flight 175 was seen live on television because of the media attention drawn to the scene from the crash of Flight 11.
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