Remembering Alaska Airlines Flight 261: 25 years since tragic crash

On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, lost control midair and crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California’s coast, killing all 88 people onboard. The crash was caused by a failure in the jackscrew assembly of the horizontal stabilizer due to improper lubrication and extended maintenance intervals. Despite heroic efforts by the pilots to regain control—even flying inverted—the aircraft entered a fatal dive. The incident led to major reforms in FAA oversight

191K views · 5.7K reactions |  | 헢헻 헧헵헶혀 헗헮혆 (ퟮퟬퟬퟬ): Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes into the Pacific Ocean inverted at high-speed, all 88 on board die. A failure of the jackscrew in the trimmable horizontal stabilizer due to insufficient grease had caused a catastrophic loss of control. | Aviation Incidents | Facebook