How Designers Reflect on the 9/11 Attacks Through Silence and Tribute The second hijacked plane crashed into the World Trade Center's South Tower at 9:03 a. m.
on September 11, 2001, sending shockwaves through the city and the world. The image of that moment is seared into collective memory alongside the first impact at 8:46 a. m. , which struck the North Tower.
Understanding the 9/11 Attacks on NYC's WTC South Tower American Airlines Flight 175, heading towards New York from Boston, crashed into the South Tower, located at 2 World Trade Center.