 During the struggle, the Boeing 757 lost control and crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, saving the hijackers' intended target (either the White House or the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C) and additional victims.Todd Beamer was born on November 24, 1968, in Flint, Michigan, to David Beamer, an IBM sales representative, and Peggy Jackson Beamer, a muralist, the middle child of three and only son.Beamer and his two sisters, Melissa and Michele, were raised "with a strong biblical value system and work ethic".