The plane punctured the tower at floors 94 through 98, but the tower was not yet destroyed.
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September 11, 2001:
Destruction, Reconstruction, and Monuments
9-11 Photos: Attack on the World Trade Center
By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide
8:46 a.m. ET: Hijacked Plane Hits the WTC North Tower
A passenger plane hijacked by terrorists struck the North Tower of the New York Trade Center
Photo © Peter Cunningham/Mission Pictures/Getty Images
On September 11, 2001 at 8:46 a.m. Eastern Time, terrorists flew a hijacked Boeing 767 jet, American Airlines Flight 11 from Boston, into the north tower of the World Trade Center.
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- September 11 Photo Timeline: Smoke Fills the WTC North Tower
- 10:05 a.m.: The WTC South Tower Collapses
- 10:28 a.m.: The WTC North Tower Collapses
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- Seven Hours Later: WTC Building 7 Collapses
- Two Days Later: Rescue Workers Search Through the Wreckage
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