The second hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 175, struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center at approximately 9:03 a.m. Eastern Time on September 11, 2001.

Key details

  • Date: September 11, 2001.
  • Plane: United Airlines Flight 175.
  • Target: South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.
  • Time of impact: About 9:03 a.m. Eastern Time, roughly 17 minutes after the first plane hit the North Tower at 8:46 a.m.

Many timelines and news retrospectives now summarize it simply as: the first tower was hit at 8:46 a.m., and the second plane hit at 9:03 a.m. local time.

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