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, following a catastrophic loss of pitch control. The accident killed all 88 on board: two pilots, three cabin crew members, and 83 passengers.

1 day ago · 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.

1 day ago · The Cessna crashed Thursday during a 150-mile commuter flight from Unalakleet to Nome, killing all 10 people aboard. ... Alaska plane crash updates:Bodies of all 10 victims recovered, identified.

2 days ago · The Alaska plane’s crash marks the third major U.S. aviation mishap in eight days. A commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided near the nation’s capital on Jan. 29, killing 67 people. A medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia on Jan. 31, killing the six people on board and another person on the ground.

1 day ago · A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on a flight that was bound for the hub community of Nome on Feb. 7, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard via AP.

Jan 30, 2025 · On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 people onboard due to a jackscrew failure caused by insufficient lubrication. The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft was en route from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Seattle, with a scheduled stop in San Francisco, when it experienced an uncontrollable dive.

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 feet into the air....

Jan. 31 marks 25 years since Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean while on its way to Seattle, killing all 88 people onboard. What happened to the plane?