Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Approximately 46 minutes into the flight , the hijackers breached the cockpit , overpowered the pilots which allowed trained pilot Ziad Jarrah to take control of the aircraft , and divert it toward Washington , D.C. .
Simplified: Minutes into the flight , the hijackers breached the cockpit and overpowered the pilots .