Jan 29, 2010 · The following is a list of some of the victims of Alaska Airlines Flight 261. The flight, eventually bound for Seattle, crashed off the California coast on Jan. 31, 2000.

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; 2.3 nmi) north of Anacapa Island, California, following a catastrophic loss of pitch control, killing all 88 on board: 5 crew and 83 passengers.

Feb 2, 2000 · Names of the five-member crew and 83 passengers aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed off the coast of Southern California on Monday: CREW: Capt. Ted Thompson, 53, Redlands,...

Feb 1, 2000 · Among the victims of Alaska Air Flight 261 were Linda and Joe Knight from Monroe, Wash. As co-pastors of Rock Church Northwest, they were returning from Puerto Vallarta after...

Feb 2, 2000 · The 88 people who died in Monday's crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 had myriad labels. But for many, the most important was the one signifying membership in that ever-changing...

Feb 1, 2000 · Three recent graduates of Enumclaw High School, traveling together, were among the passengers aboard Flight 261. "They were all terrific kids," said Principal Terry Parker, "This is a very sad...

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. Then, two days ...

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 feet into the air.

2 days ago · The helicopters arrived at precisely 4:22 p.m., rumbling over the crowd of about 300 that gathered at Hueneme Beach on Friday afternoon for a ceremony to honor the victims of Alaska Airlines ...

Feb 3, 2000 · Following are the names of the crew members and 83 passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 261, with ages, hometowns or work base where available: BALDRIDGE, Larry Jr., Novato, Calif.