Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=LEcMVRGrjnr Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter AAC: Alaska Airlines Flight 261 aviation viralvideo shorts planecrash airplane crash [MAhfsG9M5nQ] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 2026 EDT The MD-83 crash near Anacapa was a major aviation accident that occurred on Monday, January 31, 2000. The Alaska Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was performing scheduled flight AS261 on the route Puerto Vallarta—San Francisco—Seattle, but upon approaching San Francisco it crashed into the Pacific Ocean 4.5 kilometers off the coast of Anacapa Island (California) due to a failure of the stabilizer adjustment mechanism. All 88 people on board died - 83 passengers and 5 crew members. aF5h7XamV37 5uGHt3iIrVM ssVOAK0lN0v UjkVgpy4vf8 XfFgyfRArEz
The MD-83 crash near Anacapa was a major aviation accident that occurred on Monday, January 31, 2000. The Alaska Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was performing scheduled flight AS261 on the route Puerto Vallarta—San Francisco—Seattle, but upon approaching San Francisco it crashed into the Pacific Ocean 4.5 kilometers off the coast of Anacapa Island (California) due to a failure of the stabilizer adjustment mechanism. All 88 people on board died - 83 passengers and 5 crew members. aF5h7XamV37 5uGHt3iIrVM ssVOAK0lN0v UjkVgpy4vf8 XfFgyfRArEz