Ameer Bukhari
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Ameer Abbas Bukhari was initially reported by CNN
to be one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11
as part of the September 11, 2001, attacks, and was mistakenly referenced as being the brother of Adnan Bukhari
– another man wrongfully accused of being one of the hijackers.
Bukhari had a wife, Lina Makki, and a 7-year old daughter named Tala.
N9208N and the Piper Aztec
N54235 being piloted by Roger Boromei, as both approached the same runway at St. Lucie County International Airport
in Fort Pierce, Florida
– both aircraft ended up crashing in a nearby citrus grove. At the time of the crash, he had logged 17.5 hours flight time since graduating from the FlightSafety Academy
in Vero Beach, Florida
.
An autopsy was performed on Bukhari at the Florida Office of Medical Examiners at District 19 in Fort Pierce, Florida
. The forensic toxicology
was performed by the FAA Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
. The tests were negative for drugs and alcohol, as they were for the other pilot as well. The wreckage of the Cherokee was returned to Don Doohen, the maintenance director at the FlightSafety Academy that owned the plane.
Bukhari was cleared of any fault in the post-incident report, which blamed the air controller who had started his shift three minutes earlier.
had rented and left in an airport parking lot.
As Bukhari's true fate was discovered he was cleared. However, because his place of graduation, FlightSafety Academy
was where several of the actual hijackers were also reported to have trained, media speculation, still assuming he was the brother of Adnan], suggested that the latter may have blamed the airline industry for Bukhari's death, and carried out the attacks on the one-year anniversary of his death. However, Adnan was later also cleared of any wrongdoing concerning the 9/11 attacks.
At the time of the attacks, Bukhari's widow and daughter were sacrificing a lamb in Jeddah
to give to the poor to commemorate the anniversary of his death
CNN
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to be one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11
American Airlines Flight 11
American Airlines Flight 11 was American Airlines' daily scheduled morning transcontinental flight from Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, California...
as part of the September 11, 2001, attacks, and was mistakenly referenced as being the brother of Adnan Bukhari
Adnan Bukhari
A Saudi flight engineer, Adnan Zakaria Bukhari was initially reported by CNN to be one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11, 2001, attacks – his name was even said to have been on the flight manifest.-Biography:...
– another man wrongfully accused of being one of the hijackers.
Biography
Bukhari held a first-class medical certificate issued May 16, 2000, and also held a private pilot's license from the Philippines.Bukhari had a wife, Lina Makki, and a 7-year old daughter named Tala.
Death
Bukhari was killed exactly a year before the 9/11 attacks, on September 11, 2000, in a midair collision between his Piper CherokeePiper Cherokee
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of light aircraft designed for flight training, air taxi, and personal use. It is built by Piper Aircraft....
N9208N and the Piper Aztec
Piper Aztec
-Accidents and incidents:*On 18 April 1974, Aztec G-AYDE was involved in a ground collision with BAC One-Eleven G-AXMJ at London Luton Airport after the pilot of the Aztec entered the active runway without clearance. He was killed and his passenger was injured...
N54235 being piloted by Roger Boromei, as both approached the same runway at St. Lucie County International Airport
St. Lucie County International Airport
St. Lucie County International Airport is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Fort Pierce, a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the St...
in Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce, also spelled Ft. Pierce, is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, USA. It is known as The Sunrise City. The population was 37,959 at the 2004 census. As of 2008, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 41,000. It is the county seat of St. Lucie County.Fort Pierce is part...
– both aircraft ended up crashing in a nearby citrus grove. At the time of the crash, he had logged 17.5 hours flight time since graduating from the FlightSafety Academy
FlightSafety International
FlightSafety International is a provider of professional aviation training, simulation equipment and software, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, who has owned the company since 1996....
in Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County...
.
An autopsy was performed on Bukhari at the Florida Office of Medical Examiners at District 19 in Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce, also spelled Ft. Pierce, is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, USA. It is known as The Sunrise City. The population was 37,959 at the 2004 census. As of 2008, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 41,000. It is the county seat of St. Lucie County.Fort Pierce is part...
. The forensic toxicology
Toxicology
Toxicology is a branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms...
was performed by the FAA Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
. The tests were negative for drugs and alcohol, as they were for the other pilot as well. The wreckage of the Cherokee was returned to Don Doohen, the maintenance director at the FlightSafety Academy that owned the plane.
Bukhari was cleared of any fault in the post-incident report, which blamed the air controller who had started his shift three minutes earlier.
9/11 Attacks
It was initially reported that his name had been found inside the blue Nissan that Mohamed AttaMohamed Atta
Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta was one of the masterminds and the ringleader of the September 11 attacks who served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, crashing the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks.Born in 1968...
had rented and left in an airport parking lot.
As Bukhari's true fate was discovered he was cleared. However, because his place of graduation, FlightSafety Academy
FlightSafety International
FlightSafety International is a provider of professional aviation training, simulation equipment and software, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, who has owned the company since 1996....
was where several of the actual hijackers were also reported to have trained, media speculation, still assuming he was the brother of Adnan], suggested that the latter may have blamed the airline industry for Bukhari's death, and carried out the attacks on the one-year anniversary of his death. However, Adnan was later also cleared of any wrongdoing concerning the 9/11 attacks.
At the time of the attacks, Bukhari's widow and daughter were sacrificing a lamb in Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
to give to the poor to commemorate the anniversary of his death