American Airlines Flight 77
| September 11, 2001 attacks |
| Timeline |
| Background history |
| Planning and execution |
| September 11, 2001 |
| Rest of September |
| October |
| Aftermath |
| Victims |
| Casualties |
| Missing Persons |
| Survivors |
| Foreign casualties |
| Rescue workers |
| Effects |
| US government response |
| World political effects |
| World economic effects |
| Airport security |
| Closings and cancellations |
| Movies and TV shows |
| Response |
| Rescue and recovery effort |
| Financial assistance |
| Memorials and services |
| Perpetrators |
| Responsibility |
| Organizers |
| Miscellaneous |
| Communication |
| Slogans and terms |
| Misinformation and rumors |
| Opportunists |
On September 11, 2001, the Boeing 757-223, N644AA, was hijacked and crashed into the western side of The Pentagon, nearby Washington, DC at 9:37 AM EDT, killing all of its 58 passengers and 6 crew.
The section of the Pentagon hit consisted mainly of new, unoccupied offices and was damaged by the crash and the ensuing violent fire. The outermost part of the building was largely destroyed. 125 people in the Pentagon died from the attack.
Barbara K. Olson, who was on board this flight, had called her husband, United States Solicitor General Theodore Olson at the Justice Department twice to tell him about the hijacking and to report that the passengers and pilots were held in the back of the plane.
After the crash, the flight route designation, for future flights on the same route, was renumbered Flight 149.