The North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ) stated to the 9/11 Commission that fighters would have intercepted Flight 93 before it reached its target in Washington , D.C. , but the commission disagreed , stating that " NORAD did not even know the plane was hijacked until after it had crashed " and concluding that had it not crashed it probably would have arrived in Washington by 10:23 . The '' 9/11 Commission Report '' stated that NEADS fighters pursued Delta Air Lines Flight 1989 , a flight thought to be hijacked . The commission found that NORAD and the FAA gave inaccurate testimony
Delta Air Lines Flight 1989
Delta Air Lines Flight 1989
United Airlines Flight 93