Mark Kendall Bingham ( May 22 , 1970 – September 11 , 2001 ) was an American public relations executive who founded his own company , the Bingham Group . During the September 11 attacks in 2001 , he was a passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93 . Bingham was among the passengers who , along with Todd Beamer , Tom Burnett and Jeremy Glick , formed the plan to retake the plane from the hijackers , and led the effort that resulted in the crash of the plane into a field near Shanksville , Pennsylvania , thwarting the hijackers ’ plan to crash the plane into a building in Washington , D.C. , most likely either the U.S. Capitol Building or the White House
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Mark Bingham