Alaska Airlines Flight 261 - Wikipedia
On January 31, 2000, the aircraft operating the route, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, crashed into the Pacific Ocean roughly 2.7 miles (4.3 km; 2.3 nmi) north of Anacapa Island, California, …
Alaska plane crash: All 10 victims have been recovered and ID’d
Feb 8, 2025 · The bodies of all 10 people who were killed when a regional airline flight crashed off the coast of western Alaska have been recovered and identified, authorities said Saturday.
The tragedy of Alaska Airlines Flight 261: what went wrong?
Feb 9, 2024 · Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean at a high speed. The impact forces led to the destruction of the aircraft, resulting in the fatality of all occupants due to blunt-force impact …
Two victims identified in Alaska plane crash - CNN International
Feb 8, 2025 · CNN's Julia Vargas Jones reports on recovery crews worked amid freezing temperatures and slushy sea ice Friday to recover the remaining victims aboard a regional …
Alaska Flight 261 bound for Seattle crashes into the Pacific …
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 …
Flight 261 crashed off Ventura County's coast 25 years ago
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 …
Wreckage of missing Alaska plane with 10 aboard likely found, …
Feb 8, 2025 · Authorities believe they have found the wreckage of an aircraft carrying 10 people which went missing Thursday in Alaska, officials said Friday. All 10 were believed to have died …
Alaska Airlines accident could have been ‘much more tragic,’ …
Jan 7, 2024 · Tragedy may have been averted Friday night when a panel of a Boeing plane blew out as an Alaska Airlines flight traveled at 16,000 feet, an NTSB official said Saturday night.
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 - Federal Aviation Administration
On January 31, 2000, about 1621 Pacific standard time, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N963AS, crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 2.7 miles north of Anacapa …
Remains of all 10 victims killed in Alaska plane crash identified
Feb 9, 2025 · Authorities have identified the 10 people – a pilot and nine passengers – who were killed on a small aircraft that initially went missing before crashing on sea ice off the western …