Flight 93 Seat Belt

Seatbelt, recovered from wreckage of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. September 11, 2001.

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Seatbelt, recovered from wreckage of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. September 11, 2001.
Seat belt, airplane, recovered from the September 11, 2001 United Airlines Flight 93 Pennsylvania crash site.

Object Details

Description

This seat belt was salvaged from the wreckage of United Flight 93 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. The seat belt is made of dark fabric. United 93 was the only flight that did not reach its intended target, thanks to the courageous attempt of the passengers to reclaim control of the plane from the hijackers.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

United Airlines

ID Number

2004.0142.09

accession number

2004.0142

catalog number

2004.0142.09

Object Name

Seat Belt

Measurements

overall: 10 in x 11 in x 5 in; 25.4 cm x 27.94 cm x 12.7 cm

recovered

United States: Pennsylvania, Shanksville

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11

September 11

Data Source

National Museum of American History

associated subject

September 11 Terrorist Attacks

related event

September 11th Attacks

Attack on United Airlines Flight 93

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca783c4-2e2a-7e84-e053-15f76fa05eb7

Record ID

nmah_1269847