Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Aviation accident in the United States of America
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was on its scheduled route from Puerto Vallarta to San Francisco and Seattle.
On January 31, 2000, the flight ended in disaster when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean, killing everyone on board.
The incident led to changes in aviation maintenance practices and regulations.
Memorials stand in remembrance of the lives lost on Alaska Airlines Flight 261.
The investigation identified a failed jackscrew assembly as the central cause of the crash.
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