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9/11 Air Traffic Control Transcript
9/11 Air Traffic Control Transcript
9/11 Air Traffic Control Transcript
POSITION 15
PARTS 2 & 3
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[Start Tape 1]
MR. Okay.
hijack situation.
MR. And he - -
right?
up" - -
MR. : Right.
that .
right?
[inaudible].
MR . Cleveland.
the- -
[inaudible].
aircraft.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
[inaudible] too.
290 .
MR . Uh-huh.
south, southwestbound.
MR. : Hmm.
MR. : He made?
some threat - -
awt
managers-- I \ • '•
MR.\6^CM>/*': f-in, in the cockpit
MR. : Okay.
MR. : I'll call you back.
York TRACON.
MR. You bet. So nothing with the
cockpit?
MR. Yeah, with American 11.
hijack.
MR . : Seven s ix - -
MR . : Where is he landing?
slowing down.
anything--
right now.
he's heading.
was his - -
bit .
MR Okay .
MR So we believe he might be in
a descent.
MR. : Understand.
MR . Check.
MR . Check.
MR . Hey, Boston?
MR. Yes .
[?] .
MR. : Okay, and what are you
hearing?
[ inaudible] - -
MR. : Yes.
MS. : Okay.
airplane. He's--
ai rport s.
[ Simultaneous conversation.]
him .
MS. : Okay.
would be.
MS. : Okay.
MR. : Boston.
on?
also.
MR . We did.
MR . Okay .
on?
[inaudible]?
[ inaudible] .
please.
activity up there.
MR. : 767.
the a irplane.
[ Pause.]
on the news.
MS. : Yeah.
[ inaudible] ?
MR. : [ inaudible] .
MR. : It is Rich.
listening to it.
MR. : Okay.
Operations Center.
here. Go ahead.
MR. : Yeah.
[Phone ringing.]
MR. : [inaudible].
can't be -
MR . : Yeah; it can't be American
[ inaudible] .
MS . : [ inaudible] .
MR. : [ inaudible] .
Center.
MS. : [ inaudible] .
MR . [ inaudible] .
coincidence, I think.
MS. : [inaudible].
[Voices in background.]
background. ]
MS. : Uh-huh.
MR. Okay?
MS . All right
MR. : Thanks.
[Conversation in background.]
buiIding.
[Phone ringing.]
you .
MR . [ inaudible] .
MS . [ inaudible] .
MR. [ inaudible] .
[Beep . ]
MR. [ inaudible] .
MS . [ inaudible] .
[inaudible] Tracey.
MR . Hello .
NTSB .
MR. : Okay.
Boston.
MR . At 1200 Zulu?
MR. Yes .
hij ack?
15, 20 minutes - -
MR. : Yeah.
of people on board?
airport s ?
MS . : Flights?
MR. : Hello?
MR. : Yes .
MR. : Boston here.
MR. : Appreciate it.
you .
[ inaudible]
MR. : Okay.
MR. : Yes .
MR. : Another o n e - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
Trade Center--
this .
tower.
standing by.
doing.
[Conversation in background.]
MR. : Go ahead.
MS . Go ahead.
Center.
[ Pause . ]
MR. [ inaudible] .
MR. [ inaudible] - -
MR . [ inaudible] .
them but we're also gonna let 'em know to fix [?]
a good pi an.
on I --ACI, please.
of you.
ACI is connected
another - -
going on?
[Background conversation.]
Center.
separate - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
[inaudible ] .
[ Simultaneous conversation.]
[inaudible] are.
MR. : [inaudible].
[Beeps audible.]
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MS . : All right.
stopped.
MR. Yes .
right?
MR. : [inaudible].
MR. Yes .
MR. [ inaudible]
MR . Hi .
MR. Yes .
MR. He w a s - - i s he ?
transponder, showed a —
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Okay.
Dan [?] .
MR. : Check.
MR. : Bye .
day?
MR Tactical Net.
touch with?
[?] that.
MR. : [inaudible] .
MR . Okay .
MS . : Yes .
you .
an open mike.
MR. : Okay.
[No reply.]
[Phone ringing.]
MR. : Cleveland.
correct ?
MS . Yes .
The third - -
MS [ inaudible] .
1989 .
on .
MS. : Okay. And just one question
carrier. •• ; • - -.«•••
MS. : Okay.
MR. : Go ahead.
[Simultaneous conversation by two
different parties.]
MR. : Was that FBI joining--
MR. : Okay.
at SIOC.
MS : Thank you.
Cleveland on him.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. You- -
MR. : Okay.
on the ground.
MR. : Okay.
MR. : Okay; thanks. Bye.
ahead.
MR. : Can you call me on J D
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MR. : Hold on a s e c o n d . | [--give
MR . \ I I. / ,•••''
[ I n a u d i b l e backcjrouncl c o n v e r s a t i o n . ]
MR. .: [inaudible] .
MS . No .
MS . Okay; okay. Thank you. Bye
MS . Bye .
Marcus .
MR . : Negat i ve .
MR. : Okay.
Indiana .
MR . Yes .
MR . Okay .
Traffic .
who, who came no and said that United 175 was outta
Boston? Over .
another telecon.
for.
Center.
MR. : Ed [?].
MR. : Okay.
MR. : [inaudible].
MR. : I want--
informations--
MS. : Okay.
the a irport.
MR. : [inaudible].
board.
speaking ?
MS Cleveland Center.
MS. : Is- -
Franc i s co.
FAA- -
LA?
Dulles to LA?
suspicious aircraft.
MR. : Yeah.
mi ssed.
MR : Oh.
radar.
involved.
[Hang-up sound.]
Indiana.
please?
Headquarters Tech.
Francisco [inaudible] .
93 .
MS . Hello?
and departures.
Center.
Control.
Center in Washington.
[ Simultaneous conversation.]
for you and hope you can answer it. What are we
Thank you.
MS . : Okay. Lee?
Center. Dawn.
of the Pentagon.
[ inaudible] .
radar.
[Beeps audible.]
MR . 93; yes.
now .
1ikening.
sure .
MR . : Let's do that.
aircraft i s.
MR. : [ inaudible] .
MR. : Tactical N e t - -
Who's up?
with--
Center.
MR. : Okay.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
Command Center.
MR. : FAA TAG Net, go ahead.
MR. : Okay. This is the Command
Center. We've received a report that United 93 is
descending in the area of Cleveland, the city of
Cleveland, Ohio.
MR. : [inaudible] 93 is descending
over Cleveland.
MR. : Okay. I've got that. 93
descending over Cleveland?
MR. : That's the latest report that
we have received at the FAA Command Center.
MR. : And we're trying to find any
aircraft that might be in the vicinity, that might,
could at least give us a visual, if there is an
aircraft out there.
MR. : They said 29 minutes out?
Cleveland, you estimated about 29 minutes out from
Washington?
MR. : 28, we believe, but again
correct ?
Cleveland.
copie s
MR . --of t h a t - -
Command.
Go ahead.
request on - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
he re .
MR. Okay .
west .
anybody's go tit.
MR. : Okay.
that--
correct.
Traffic Command.
but- -
posit i ve.
MR . : Hey, Cleveland?
MR. : Yes .
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Okay.
Command--
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : [ inaudible] .
being hijacked.
Cleveland to Boston--
[ Simultaneous conversation.]
ground. Over.
awt 69
Region, all aircraft being held on the ground
Eastern Region.
MR.-- -. : -Aircraft c.laimirtg to be a
presidential aircraft, call sign]_ |.
They wanted a radio- -
MR 7\v Command Center, Cleveland.
MR. : Go ahead.
Do we consider this secure?
MR. : [inaudible].
MR. : And this is the FAA Air
Traffic- -
r [Simultaneous conversation.]........ . ,
C-C MR .v^fff^J^-: As secure as we have
[inaudible] .
MR. : --[inaudible] that Delta 1989
is currently in the vicinity of Toledo, Ohio.
MR. : Toledo, Ohio. Delta 1989 is
in the vicinity of Toledo, Ohio.
MR. : This is the Boston
[inaudible]. What was the originating point for-
Delta 1989?
•.4 -r.~ MR. : .Okay, we've talked; to
to t h e - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
as best we knew.
MR. Okay .
MR. Okay .
is- -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
original - -
Ohio .
need to know?
MR . W e l l , they say t h a t - -
MR. : [inaudible]?
inconsistencies [inaudible].
[Simultaneous conversation.]
knot s--
: MR. : But we're not sure.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Yeah.
have; right?
busy. .'....-.
departure?
[inaudible]?
bridge - -
: B r i d g e is right h e r e . . , ]
[inaudible]'" |_
MR . Tell t h e m - -
MR . [inaudible] to Eastern
not sure.
Delta.
MR. Yeah.
MS . : [ inaudible] .
go ahead.
United 93.
ascertain.
[ Pause.]
Cleveland?
MS . : [inaudible] .
know .
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR . FAA t e c h - -
target - -
eas tbound.
radio contact.
you .
[ Simultaneous conversation.]
[Conversation in background.]
United--
update.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
thousand by VFR.
[Conversation in background.]
[ inaudible] .
MR. : [inaudible].
breaking news.
on .
different parties.]
a b i t , little bit of an e r r a t i c - -
Traffic.
contact.
on .
on board.
with knives ?
phone.
from a passenger.
line?
MR. : Roger.
phone - -
MR. : Yes.
Los A n g e l e s - -
that criteria
on Delta 1989 - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Okay.
contact - -
Delta Airlines.
then went back off with the primary and now we've
Cleveland.
MR. : [ inaudible] .
1989- -
Control.
Command?
with, with you and make sure that it's all right to
do so .
go ahead.
your inquiry.
security director?
MR . That's affirmative.
known position.
MR. : Correct.
Traffic Command.
MR . Go ahead.
[Conversation in background.]
[inaudible]?
MR. : [inaudible].
Center.
Northeast.
aircraft.
MR Roger.
Control.
MR. Go ahead.
aircraft.
a threat?
St andby one.
MR. : Okay.
[ inaudible]
MR NMCC?
escort.
[ inaudible] .
[Background conversation.]
Delta 1ands.
that .
MR. : At 1013 - -
Got it.
MR. Correct.
f ighter- -
crew available?
MR. : [ inaudible] .
Net .
MR . [ inaudible] .
MR. [ inaudible] .
[Simultaneous conversation.]
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : [inaudible].
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : They're taxing the Delta to
an isolated area away from the terminal.
MR. : --[inaudible] southbound at
that time, was a Sikorsky helicopter, which is
consistent with the speed that we followed it down.
It was call sign 7601 Sierra. They also had a
V F - - a n IFR Cherokee go to New Bedford. I haven't
been able to track that flight yet.
MR. : Okay, Tommy; thank you.
MR. : They're saying they replayed
the radar and it's consistent with [inaudible] of
what went into the tower.
MR. : [inaudible].
MR. : Okay, Command Center, "heads
up" on Pittsburgh.
MR. : Yo?
Thanks.
preliminary report--
TRACON.
MR. : [inaudible].
MR. 10 -4 .
MR. : [ inaudible] .
MR . Yes .
cons i stent- -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Okay.
would add up to b u t - -
traffic- -
MR. : Yes.
MR. : --departing--
word out - -
MR . David
MR. : Okay.
Cleveland.
airports there.
MR. : Okay.
f ind it, so - -
manager?
MR. : Okay.
MR . TRACON, go ahead.
get [inaudible].
with me ?
MR. : I am .
now?
MR . Jus t now.
MR . Okay .
[inaudible]?
MR . Yeah .
to 50 aircraft.
on the ground--
[Simultaneous conversation.]
Over .
[ inaudible] .
MR. : FAA--
[ Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : [ inaudible] .
MR. : And we'll look around in
house [inaudible].
MR. : Okay. Thank you very much.
MR. : And you're on the same bridge
with me on the facilities now. You want to say
anything individually? I think most of 'em are
still on.
MR . : Hey, Eastern Region, FAA
Command Center.
MR. : Eastern Region's on. Go
that [inaudible].
Command, Herndon.
ahead.
MS. : [inaudible] .
Traffic Command.
MR. : Okay.
Region Command C e n t e r .
MR. : John.
ahead.
Over .
that .
MS . : Copy, Syracuse.
MS . : [ inaudible] .
second page.
center outdoors?
we're on.
that - -
lot still .
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MS . : [inaudible] .
diverted to Columbus.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : [inaudible]--
is on. Ove r.
report —
microphone.
on?
collaps ed.
DOD coordination.
MR. : Roger.
MR. : [inaudible].
up on the bridge.
MR. : [inaudible] .
[ inaudible] .
yet .
[ inaudible] - -
MR. FAA- -
or NMCC.
the bridge.
another center.
MR. : Okay.
New England.
ahead.
site.
[inaudible].
Command, Herndon.
Go ahead.
[ Simultaneous conversation.]
Center.
representative.
Command.
Air Traffic.
proceed.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Correct.
MR : Thank you.
here?
the computer.
to LA and - -
yeah .
Traffic Command.
MR. : [inaudible] B u t l e r - - y e a h ,
they took - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
r e q u e s t ing -
MR. [ inaudible] .
MR. Yes- -
Command Center.
TAC .
our question.
MR . : N4?
MR. : Yes .
but - -
confirmation--
MR. I understand.
So hold on a second.
want s - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
Command.
be right back
[inaudible]; over.
S tand by.
Command, Herndon.
manager —
MR . Cleveland?
MR . Yes .
Washington area.
MR. : Okay.
[Start Part 4 . ]
10:45 local.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
you .
avallable.
MR . Philadelphia.
MR. Philadelphia?
MR . Af f irmat ive.
Ri chmond.
Command, Herndon.
MR. : Go ahead.
ahead.
MR . : Af f irmat ive.
you .
now- -
for you.
we got it .
[Conversation in background.]
MR. : 1989 .
[ Pause . ]
Security.
aircraft ?
on the ground?
you get it .
MR. Roger
[Background conversation.]
Lakes Security.
MR . --like northwest of
[ inaudible] .
service radio--
[Simultaneous conversation.]
he's coming?
MR. : We will.
MR . Okay .
further on that?
informat ion.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Sure.
9964 .
MR. :
Command.
Command.
informat ion.
MR . Standing by.
MR . Yeah [inaudible].
MR. : [inaudible].
here .
[inaudible ] .
MR. : [inaudible] .
Pennsylvania [inaudible].
about that.
MR . Is that a confirm?
MR . [ inaudible] .
[Background conversation.]
MR. : Tactical.
MR. : Is t h i s - -
MR. : [inaudible].
[Background conversation.]
[Background conversation.]
Traffic Command.
[Background conversation.]
go ahead.
MR . That is correct.
of t he crash.
MR. : [ inaudible] .
[Background conversation.]
nat ional- -
Command Herndon.
one .
MR : That is correct.
MR : Right.
Security.
report.
by.
number 11 flight?
MR. [ inaudible] .
MR. Ai r Command - -
MR. : Go ahead.
phone.
MR. : Okay. Then you're, you're
carrying over the whole net, then, Sal [ph] .
MR. : Okay; thank you.
MS. : TAG Net, this is New York
is a local police?
else out, just in case he's not some VFR guy out
ahead.
MR . Sir, we're g e t t i n g - -
MR. Yeah .
again- -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
TRACON. [inaudible].
you ATCO?
[inaudible] ground.
MR . Go ahead.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
Richmond [inaudible].
moment.
is this?
MR. : Go ahead.
MR . Yeah--
okay?
MS. : And copy that. Try 9964 one
Seattle Center.
MR. Yes, sir.
MR. I've got three--
[Simultaneous conversation.]
inbound to Seattle.
divert to [inaudible]? -
reference November 4.
MR. Yes .
MR. : Call m e - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Yes.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR . Yes .
i s --
MR . : [inaudible].
MR. : [ inaudible] - -
configuration.
for you.
purposes only.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
open
open .
MR. : We h a v e a r e q u e s t - -
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Believe crashed vicinity
Somerset, PA. For Air Traffic Command Herndon.
MR. : All right.
[Simultaneous conversation.]
miss ion?
MR. : Okay.
[Background conversation.]
open. [inaudible].
Security.
MR. : Okay v
have - -
.then 1 1
MR ^-±.-T--I'' 1-1-- k-eep that. We'll
awt 153
on .
MR . Thank you.
Command Herndon.
MR. : Go ahead, Herndon.
MR. : We have an inquiry from an
awt 154
cff£.itMR. : Okay.
Fort Drum?
MR. : Are you in.contact with FBI--
[inaudible] - -
[Two different conversation bngoing.]
you authenticate-- ,, ,.
MR. No ATC services will be
provided.
MR. Okay.
military- -
>3*-*
MR. Right.
Command Herndon
MR . Hello?
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR . Sorry.
MR . Hold on.
MR. Okay .
specific - -
MR. : --picking up the phone. I'll
MR. : Yes?
MR. . :-'-. Okay, You're going to handle
out there?
MR. : Yeah. Do you have that
return number he gave you, so that we can use it?
MR. : I do. Are you ready to
write?
MR. : Go.
MR. : Area code
MR. : .... FBI SIOC. •
MR.,-" : Co r r e c t - | | !.t'- s
| |w
Security.
ATC .
go ahead.
MR . That's affirmative on
Nove--November 4.
Security.
MR. : Go ahead.
in Cleveland-
MR , Hello. Jeff?
MR Mr. Brooks?
hij a c k - -
MR Hello?
MR. : -- [inaudible] --
MR. : Yeah; you're on the user
hotline. Who's this calling?
MR. : Sorry. My mistake.
MR. : We have a report of hijacked
1989 on the ground. Nothing further.
MR. : Roger.
He rndon.
MR. Go ahead.
MR. : The facility has advised'
[Simultaneous conversation.]
MR. : Okay, the facility has
advi sed-
MR. : - - i s requesting a military
escort. We are advising the air traffic services
cell, the military cell here; over.
MR. : I copy.
MR. : Okay. Do you have anyone
flight.
[inaudible].
[Background conversation.]
MR. : Hello?
from Drum.
return to Rochester.
[Background conversation.]
awt 161
MR. : Correct.
MR. : All right. Thank you.
[END OF TAPED RECORDING.]
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