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At 08: 52, Peter Hanson called his father, Lee Hanson, in Easton, Connecticut, telling him of the hijacking.

The family was originally seated in Row 19, in seats C, D, and E ; however, Peter placed the call to his father from seat 30E.

Hanson was traveling with his wife, Sue, and 2½-year-old daughter, Christine, who had never flown on a plane before.

Speaking softly, Hanson said that the hijackers had commandeered the cockpit, that a flight attendant had been stabbed, and possibly someone else in the front of the aircraft had been killed.

He also said that the plane was flying erratically.

Hanson asked his father to contact United Airlines, but Lee could not get through and instead called the police.