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Alaska 261 plunged toward the Pacific after a tail failure

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 turned into a deadly fight for control when a hidden tail failure sent the MD-83 into a terrifying dive. The crew battled desperate trim problems, but the jammed stabilizer ...
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15 years ago, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed. I could have been on that plane.

Twenty-five years ago this week, on January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed off the coast of Southern California. All 88 people onboard died instantly. I used to be a flight attendant for ...
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Final Moments of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Captured in Cockpit Voice Recorder, Reveal Chilling Details

The Alaska 261 Airlines disaster still sends shivers down many people's spines. The 2000 tragedy took the lives of 88 people at one go, stated LAD Bible. Recently, cockpit recordings from the aircraft ...
Seattle Times

D.C. plane collision looms over the 25th anniversary of Alaska 261 crash

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 before ...
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Families of Alaska flight 261 plan memorial to mark 25th anniversary of crash

SEATTLE — Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the crash of Alaska Airlines 261, a Seattle-bound flight that crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Families of the victims planned a memorial service at a ...