Alaska Airlines 261 Crash: A Flight Turned Nightmare – Crash Documentary – GPN
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was going to be just like any other, until a simple problem turned it into a tragedy. Within minutes, the plane disappeared into the ocean. What really happened on board? 👋 + documentaries about airplanes, subscribe 👉 https://bit.ly/3toKF1e 🙏
00:00 - Introduction: Alaska Airlines Flight 261 and its passengers
02:32 - The crew and the aircraft: From veterans to technical problems
05:10 - Beginning of technical problems in flight
06:07 - First alert: The elevator trim tab no longer works
08:28 - Attempts to resolve the problem and a call for help
11:19 - Loss of control and steep dive
15:21 - Attempts to regain control and crash
19:03 - The fatal descent and the tragic end of the flight
25:42 - Aftermath of the crash: Rescue helicopters and victims
28:19 - The investigation: The discovery of the actuator failure
35:45 - Investigation into maintenance and Responsibility
40:19 - John Liotin: The Man Who Reported the Failures but Saw His Fears Realized
47:00 - Lessons Learned from the Accident and Impact on Aviation Safety
49:42 - Tribute to the Victims and Memorial Message
On January 31, 2000, an Air Alaska plane flying from Puerto Valarta, Mexico, to San Francisco, California, suffered a mechanical failure during flight. The elevator trim tab jammed, and the plane crashed into the sea. All 88 people on board were killed. An investigation later revealed that the disaster was due to gross negligence on the part of the airline. Two years earlier, a mechanic had unsuccessfully requested the replacement of the faulty part that caused the crash.
Documentary: Fatal Plunge, Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Directed by Greg Lanning
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Mayday, Danger in the Sky
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