Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was an Alaska Airlines flight of a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 series aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean on January 31, 2000, roughly 2.7 miles (4.3 km; …

Jan 24, 2025 · Alaska Airlines Flight 261 corkscrewed into the ocean here from about 17,000 feet just hours earlier at 4:21 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2000. The force sent walls of water spraying 200 …

On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 people onboard due to a jackscrew failure caused by insufficient lubrication.

3 days ago · On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 people onboard due to a jackscrew failure caused by insufficient lubrication. The …

Abstract: This report explains the accident involving Alaska Airlines flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, which crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 2.7 miles north of Anacapa …

Jan 28, 2001 · On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, bound for Seattle, plunges into the Pacific Ocean 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, killing all 88 passengers and crew. The …

1 day ago · For weeks, Seattle-area residents who lost loved ones on Alaska Airlines Flight 261 prepared to mark the 25th anniversary of what had become a rare event: a U.S. airliner crash. …

Alaska Airlines flight 261, an MD-83, crashed into the sea off Anacapa Island, CA, USA, following a loss of control, killing all 88 occupants. Flight AS261 departed Puerto Vallarta at about 14:30 …

Just before 16:22 PST, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed inverted into the Pacific Ocean. None of 88 passengers and crew members aboard survived. The aircraft, manufactured in 1992, …

?On January 31, 2000, about 1621 Pacific standard time, Alaska Airlines, Inc., flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N963AS, crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 2.7 miles north of …