18.  084739  AA11 Discussion to First Impact

New York Center:  Everybody copy?

Herndon Center:  Say that again, please

Boston Center:  We, we, looks like we lost the primary target about twenty west of Kennedy, and we had a report of an ELT in the area.  We’re gonna ah, guess we’ll ah, get some Coast Guard activity up there

Unknown:  Well, we lost the track too

New York Center:  Hey Boston, this is New York, ah what type of aircraft was the American?

Boston Center:  Seven sixty seven

ACI Watch:  This is the ACI watch. Say again if you lost, ah, track of the aircraft, over

Boston Center:  Boston has lost track, on our frequency we had some threats that it was a hijack, (indistinct) the tapes

New York Center:  New York confirms that we last track as well, and we were, ah, had report of ah ELT in the area that the track was in.

New York Center:  Kennedy Tower reports, (indistinct) you serious?  Kennedy Tower reports that there was a fire at the World Trade Center. And that’s, ah, that’s the area where we lost the airplane.