Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=LsrpsdYRBR7 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ATC [Note] - Alaska Airlines Flight 261 - January 31, 2000 [DS2qSRZ56FV] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Note: There are some extra parts from 3:21 - 4:15 but I had to cut it out due to false copyright issues Confirmed source(s) and original finder(s): • CBS News • @AirCrashDaily • @elsopaipilla315 Aircraft photo: www.jetphotos.com/photo/249135 Flight crew photo sources: • Captain: siwheede.substack.com/p/remembering-redlands-captain-ted • First Officer: www.findagrave.com/memorial/187231808/william_joseph-tansky Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport near Seattle, Washington, United States, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. On January 31, 2000, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating the flight 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, while attempting to divert to Los Angeles International Airport. The accident killed all 88 on board – two pilots, three cabin crew members, and 83 passengers. KxUyWtgfiHL ebhM74pI7P1 CgW81HptRHK RzL1EzAOzCO JoCnIPcsBuq TqfVvn7F0Cf
Note: There are some extra parts from 3:21 - 4:15 but I had to cut it out due to false copyright issues Confirmed source(s) and original finder(s): • CBS News • @AirCrashDaily • @elsopaipilla315 Aircraft photo: www.jetphotos.com/photo/249135 Flight crew photo sources: • Captain: siwheede.substack.com/p/remembering-redlands-captain-ted • First Officer: www.findagrave.com/memorial/187231808/william_joseph-tansky Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport near Seattle, Washington, United States, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California. On January 31, 2000, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating the flight 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, while attempting to divert to Los Angeles International Airport. The accident killed all 88 on board – two pilots, three cabin crew members, and 83 passengers. KxUyWtgfiHL ebhM74pI7P1 CgW81HptRHK RzL1EzAOzCO JoCnIPcsBuq TqfVvn7F0Cf