[HitmanLV]

The myth at the time was certainly that they breached the cockpit - I remember that pretty clearly from the days following 9-11.

As for their resistance precipitating the aborting of the mission, that's probably what happened.

Unless the plane got shot down, which is also a possibility.

[TomB]

The myth at the time was certainly that they breached the cockpit - I remember that pretty clearly from the days following 9-11.

I don't care what the "myth at the time" was, you are explicitly stating that the news reports and we all stated that the passengers rushed the cocpit, grabbed the controls, and crashed the plane into the ground. I NEVER, EVER remember anybody stating that that was definitely what happened. It was speculated that the passegers go to the cabin and tried to break in, especially since it was reported that you could hear a distubance on the voice recorder. But it was never stated conclusively that they took control of the plane.