9:15 AM: Co-pilot Hammam al-Hammami says he wants to go pray.
9:20 AM: Al-Hammami attacks Indian pilot Capt. Smit Machchhar from behind with an emergency axe. During the struggle, the wounded captain opens the cockpit door.
9:21 AM: As passengers rush in, al-Hammami switches off the autopilot, takes control, shuts down both engines, and pushes the control stick fully forward, sending the plane into a nosedive over the Saudi desert.
9:22 AM: Before being removed from the cockpit, al-Hammami attempts to destroy onboard systems. Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun then pulls the control stick toward himself to prevent further altitude loss.
9:25 AM: Two off-duty pilots intervene and return the aircraft to normal flight mode.
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