American Airlines Flight 77

2001 hijacking of an airliner and subsequent deliberate crash into The Pentagon in Virginia, USA
Event aircraft_hijacking Q463237
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American Airlines Flight 77

Summary

American Airlines Flight 77 is an aircraft hijacking[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of aircraft_hijacking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,571 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Airlines Flight 77 is in the country of United States[3].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's instance of is recorded as aircraft hijacking[4].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's instance of is recorded as terrorist attack[5].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's instance of is recorded as suicide attack[6].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's instance of is recorded as pilot suicide[7].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's instance of is recorded as flight[8].
  • American Airlines Flight 77 is operated by American Airlines[9].
  • The location of American Airlines Flight 77 was The Pentagon[10].
  • American Airlines Flight 77 is part of September 11 attacks[11].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's Commons category is recorded as American Airlines Flight 77[12].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's aircraft registration is recorded as N644AA[13].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's target is recorded as The Pentagon[14].
  • American Airlines Flight 77 took place on September 11, 2001[15].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.87111111111111, 'lon': -77.05805555555555}[16].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Airlines Flight 77[17].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's crew members is recorded as Charles Burlingame[18].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's crew members is recorded as David M. Charlebois[19].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's crew members is recorded as Mary Jane Booth[20].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's crew members is recorded as Renée A. May[21].
  • American Airlines Flight 77 resulted in {'amount': '+189'} deaths[22].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's depicted by is recorded as Inside 9/11: The Pentagon Attack[23].
  • American Airlines Flight 77 caused {'amount': '+106'} injuries[24].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's start point is recorded as Washington Dulles International Airport[25].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's destination point is recorded as Los Angeles International Airport[26].
  • American Airlines Flight 77's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[27].

Body

When and Where

American Airlines Flight 77 took place on September 11, 2001[15]. It took place at The Pentagon[10]. It is in the country of United States[3].

Context

American Airlines Flight 77 is part of September 11 attacks[11]. Recorded instance of include aircraft hijacking[4], terrorist attack[5], suicide attack[6], pilot suicide[7], and flight[8].

Outcome and Impact

American Airlines Flight 77 resulted in {'amount': '+189'} deaths[22]. It caused {'amount': '+106'} injuries[24].

Why It Matters

American Airlines Flight 77 ranks in the top 9% of aircraft_hijacking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,571 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ntsb.gov. Retrieved . ntsb.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 911research.wtc7.net. 911research.wtc7.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of deaths {'amount': '+189'}
    Part of
    Country United States
    Point in time +2001-09-11T00:00:00Z
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007532511705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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