where was flight 93 headed

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United Airlines Flight 93 was originally headed from Newark International Airport in New Jersey to San Francisco International Airport in California on the morning of September 11, 2001

. The hijackers intended to crash the plane into a federal government building in Washington, D.C., with the most likely target being the United States Capitol Building, although the White House was also considered as a possible target

. However, passengers on Flight 93 fought back against the hijackers, which led to the plane crashing into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, preventing it from reaching its intended target