Alaska Airlines Flight 261
E112401
airliner accident involving controlled flight into water
aviation accident
commercial passenger flight
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled passenger flight that tragically crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2000 after a catastrophic mechanical failure, killing all 88 people on board and prompting major safety investigations and reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines Flight 261 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner accident involving controlled flight into water
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aviation accident ⓘ commercial passenger flight ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
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surface form:
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series
|
| aircraftManufacturer | McDonnell Douglas ⓘ |
| aircraftModel |
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
ⓘ
surface form:
MD-83
|
| aircraftRegistration | N963AS ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
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surface form:
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
|
| airline | Alaska Airlines ⓘ |
| cause |
jackscrew failure in horizontal stabilizer trim system
ⓘ
loss of pitch control ⓘ |
| contributingFactor |
inadequate oversight of maintenance practices
ⓘ
maintenance deficiencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| date | 2000-01-31 ⓘ |
| departureDate | 2000-01-31 ⓘ |
| destinationCity | Seattle ⓘ |
| destinationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fatalities | 88 ⓘ |
| finalDestination | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport ⓘ |
| flightNumber | 261 ⓘ |
| flightPath | Puerto Vallarta–San Francisco–Seattle ⓘ |
| impactType | ocean impact ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | National Transportation Safety Board ⓘ |
| location | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locationDetail | off the coast of California ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Port Hueneme
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surface form:
Port Hueneme, California
|
| notableFeature |
led to changes in FAA oversight of airline maintenance programs
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prompted major maintenance and inspection reforms for MD-80 series stabilizer systems ⓘ widely cited case of catastrophic stabilizer trim failure ⓘ |
| NTSBReportNumber | AAR-02-01 ⓘ |
| occupants | 88 ⓘ |
| operatorIATACode | AS ⓘ |
| operatorICAOCode | ASA ⓘ |
| origin | Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport ⓘ |
| originCity | Puerto Vallarta ⓘ |
| originCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| passengers | 83 ⓘ |
| phaseOfFlight | cruise ⓘ |
| safetyOutcome | triggered revisions to MD-80 horizontal stabilizer maintenance intervals ⓘ |
| stopover | San Francisco International Airport ⓘ |
| stopoverCity | San Francisco ⓘ |
| survivors | 0 ⓘ |
| timeOfAccidentLocal | about 16:22 PST ⓘ |
| underlyingCause |
excessive wear of acme nut threads
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inadequate lubrication of jackscrew assembly ⓘ |
| year | 2000 ⓘ |
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