Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=VC16CeWeIiq Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter AAC: Alaska Airlines Flight 261 aviation viralvideo shorts planecrash airplane crash [sznzWoZ0Zhv] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 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. Oma0fLENL6G vG6MyGh1a4k pE776QIeuXf hA9D0BYzFqe ya6A00uHYaM
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. Oma0fLENL6G vG6MyGh1a4k pE776QIeuXf hA9D0BYzFqe ya6A00uHYaM