[Arkinsaw]

What the investigation has revealed is that the two events are causally connnected: the air craft went down because the terrorists did not want to risk losing the aircraft even if it meant never making it to their target etc., etc.

There are some that want to disconnect the two by wordsmithing as if there were no linkage and the terrorists just decided to fly the plane into the ground for no reason at the same time passengers were coincidentally failing in an attempt to attack the cockpit.

[Sacajaweau]

It makes absolutely no sense that the terrorists ditched it because they thought a passenger could bring the plane in safely. The terrorists destiny was 72 Virginians one way or another. They lost control. They are interpreting statements as orders etc.. Regardless, had the passengers maintained their seats, the plane would have kept going. The pilots lost control in the chaos...simple as that. It was not a controlled takedown.