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Lewin was fatally stabbed aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as it was hijacked during the September 11 attacks.

A 2002 FAA memo suggests he may have been killed by Satam al-Suqami after he attempted to foil the hijacking.

According to the FAA, Lewin was seated in business class in seat 9B, close to hijackers Mohamed Atta and al Suqami ( who was possibly seated behind him ).

It was first reported that he had been shot by al Suqami, although this assertion was later changed to a stabbing.

According to the 9 / 11 Commission, Lewin may have been stabbed in the throat whilst trying to foil the hijacking, not knowing that al Suqami was sitting just behind him.

Lewin was identified as the first victim of the September 11 attacks.