Investigation of the crash quickly focused issues surrounding the. The 2 pilots, 3 cabin crewmembers, and 83 passengers on board were killed, the airplane was destroyed by impact forces. Four people were injured when a plane crashed during landing near fire lake in eagle river on saturday evening, according to the national transportation security board. Scenes from a minnesota life, died alongside her husband, robert. Alaska airlines offers to settle flight 261 claims sfgate. Alaska airlines flight 261 an alaska airlines pilot, involved in the investigation of the horrific crash of alaska flight 261, has listened to the cockpit voice recorder from the downed plane and. Following are the names of the crew members and 83 passengers on alaska airlines flight 261, with ages, hometowns or. Alaska airlines flight 261 finished seating smith and 82 other men, women and children just before 1. An alaska airlines spokesman said the carrier would retire the flight number 261 out of respect for the dead. Their grief was compounded over the years by revelations that the crash could have been averted had alaska airlines been more vigilant in its.
Shortly before alaska airlines switched to a new lubricant, it also stretched out the period between inspections. The crash site is located between the mainland at port hueneme and anacapa island, one of the smallest islands in the channel islands chain, 14 miles offshore. Transcripts of doomed alaska flight voices of doom on alaska air transcripts depict pilots frantic struggle in final minutes of flight 261 calm to the end, the pilots of alaska airlines. The crash of as261 became a part of the federal investigation against alaska airlines because in 1997. Monday, and within minutes, the crew of five had the big plane soaring over the tile. Alaska airlines flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight from licenciado gustavo diaz ordaz international airport in puerto vallarta, jalisco, mexico, to seattletacoma international airport in seattle, washington, united states, with an intermediate stop at san francisco international airport in san francisco, california. Following are the names of the crew members and 83 passengers on alaska airlines flight 261, with ages, hometowns or work base where available. Families gather for 20th alaska airlines flight 261 crash memorial. Executive summary on january 31, 2000, about 1621 pacific standard time, alaska airlines, inc. The sun felt good as i meandered in 26 degrees, clad in heavy. Alaska airlines flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight on january 31, 2000, from lic. Alaska flight 261 bound for seattle crashes into the pacific ocean. Cnn memorial held for alaska airlines crash victims.
Alaska airlines wants to settle all lawsuits relating to the january crash of flight 261 that killed all 88 people aboard, an attorney for the carrier said yesterday in federal court in san francisco. The photo below shows the jackscrew from the horizontal stabilizer of alaska airlines flight 261. Flying inverted alaska airlines flight 261 youtube. It is approximately 2 feet long and was recovered from main wreckage site on february 8, 2000. February 12, 2001 retrieving the wreckage when alaska airlines. Search continues for survivors, wreckage as san francisco family, friends mourn loss aired february 1, 2000 7. When alaska airlines flight 261 crashed off the coast of california, technology played a critical role in the combined investigative efforts of. On january 31, 2000, alaska airlines flight 261, bound for seattle, plunges. There is no safetystandard operation procedure for horizontal stabilizer trim system failure in their quick reference book in the aircraft. The following is a list of some of the victims of alaska airlines flight 261. How a badly trained pilot caused this airbus to crash into new york city american airlines 587 duration. Jean gandesbery, author of the book seven mile lake.
The amount of wear in the jackscrew is tested on every second c check, which. I do not begrudge these pilots anything, they were given an impossible situation by a poor aircraft design and what was, at that time, a criminal maintenance program. Flight 261, crashed into the pacific ocean about 2. Information we have to bring you tonight at about 4. To grab some muchneeded fresh spring air, i walked solo for several miles through a lesstraveled patch of woods in campbell tract. Initial breaking news footage of alaska airlines flight 261. Please contact us only if youre unable to change or cancel your trip online. Rating is available when the video has been rented. And this is the wreckage what was recovered, that is of the alaska airlines flight 261 that went down a year ago today off the coast of southern california on a flight from mexico to san. Alaska airlines flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight on january 31, 2000 from lic. Profiles of alaska flight 261 victims the seattle times.
The crew of alaska airlines flight 261 wrestled with a jammed stabilizer for 11 or 12 minutes, trying to maintain altitude and guide their plane to an emergency landing, before the. Alaska air flight 261 memorial sundial port hueneme, ca official. Gustavo diaz ordaz international airport in puerto vallarta, mexico, to seattletacoma international airport in seattle, washington, with an intermediate stop at san francisco international airport in san francisco, california. Transcript of cockpit voice recording from alaska airlines flight 261 is released by national transportation safety board as it opens hearings.
Retrieving the victims and the wreckage from alaska flight 261 took the coordinated efforts of massive resources and hundreds of specialists from. Passengers and crew members on alaska airlines flight 261. Bodeen, before the fall by noah hawley, on the island by tracey garvis graves, an. Those who lost loved ones when alaska airlines flight 261 plunged into the pacific ocean off california have learned some hard, bitter truths in the 10 years since the crash. Alaska airlines flight 261 crash animation xplane 11. Alaska in the pandemic spring anchorage daily news. Factors leading to the crash of alaska airlines flight. Lubricant may be linked to alaska airlines crash the new. Transcript tells of alaska airlines pilots efforts before crash the.
Alaska airlines flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight from licenciado. No changecancellation fees for travel through may 31, 2020. Throughout the evening weve been gathering the tragic. The flight, eventually bound for seattle, crashed off the california coast on jan.
374 1408 1604 884 386 1278 419 390 31 61 1014 1392 1242 890 319 1332 924 883 1508 1556 142 716 352 321 785 266 718 8 130 302 586 1120 498 1033 1078