On September 11 , 2001 , band member Brian Littrell 's wife Leighanne and the band 's crew member Daniel Lee were scheduled to fly from Boston , where the group played their fifth sold-out show the night before , back to Los Angeles aboard American Airlines Flight 11 . Leighanne Littrell canceled her flight the night before as she wanted to spend more time with her husband , but Lee was one of 92 people killed aboard Flight 11 after it was hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City . Near the end of the concert in Toronto on September 12 , 2001 , Littrell gave a brief speech about crew member Daniel Lee , who was on board American Airlines Flight 11 , which was hijacked and deliberately crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11 , and led the entire audience in a moment of silence for Lee and all those who died that day
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