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This special report was compiled to provide a starting point for researching and learning more about the Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash investigation. All information and links found in this special report do not reflect the views or opinions of the ARC Network in any way. This is soley to provide already established public information about the crash.

Yahoo! News Photo Search - A collection of photos from the crash

News Articles

2-8-00: NTSB chief details last seconds of Flight 261
2-8-00: Alaska Jet Has Emergency Landing in San Francisco
2-8-00: Piece of Alaska Jet Fell Before Crash - Post
2-8-00: Report: Jet May Have Broken Apart
2-7-00: Crash probe seeks source of noises Another Alaska Airlines jet reports stabilizer problem
2-6-00: Alaska Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Reno
2-5-00: Airline Hailed for Quick Response
2-4-00: Loud Noise Recorded Before Crash
2-4-00: Jet plunged into sea upside down, tape shows
2-3-00: Official: Cockpit tape shows crew struggling with mechanical problem
2-3-00: Navy Uses Robots To Find Black Box
2-2-00: Alaska Air Flight Recorder Recovered
2-2-00: Navy Ordered to Crash Site for Recovery Operations
2-2-00: AIRLINE SAFETY: Different Carriers, Aircraft Have Widely Varying Crash Rates
2-2-00: Grand Jury Investigating Airline
2-1-00: Alaska Air CEO Defends Safety Record
2-1-00: Alaska Airlines' maintenance records were under investigation
1-31-00: Alaska Crash Search Turns Up Only Debris
1-31-00: Pacific Search for Clues Underway
1-31-00: Attention Turns to Jet's Equipment
1-31-00: Airliner Crashes Off Coast Near L.A.

Video

Black box revelations - KRON-TV (Feb 3, 2000)
Cockpit voice recorder (Feb 3, 2000)
Search for survivors unsucessful (Feb 3, 2000)
Clinton expresses sadness (Feb 1, 2000)
Interview with airline investigator Tom Hinton - CBC.CA (Feb 1, 2000)
Scene of Alaska crash site - CNN (Feb 1, 2000)
Alaska Airlines statement - KRON (Jan 31, 2000)
Excerpts from San Francisco airport press conference - KRON (Jan 31, 2000)
Where the plane crashed - Channel2000 (Jan 31, 2000)
Flight 261 was en route from Puerto Vallarta - Channel2000 (Jan 31, 2000)
Alaska airliner crashes - KRON (Jan 31, 2000)
Debris litters ocean (Jan 31, 2000)

Research Links

Passenger and Crew List - from the AP.
Alaska Airlines - official site with latest information on Flight 261.
National Transportation Safety Board - independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the U.S. and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation.
Boeing MD-80 - information on the model of plane that crashed, from the Boeing Company.
Crash Victim's Ring Spurs Conflict
Information on Cockpit Recorder - information on the Alaska Airlines Flight 261 cockpit voice recorder as provided by John Hammerschmidt, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, from the AP.
Recent Airplane Crashes - listing of other recent air disasters, from the AP.
Vignettes of the victims - from the San Jose Mercury News.
CrashPages.Com - special reports, ongoing coverage, statistics, forums, and photos of aviation accidents and disasters.
United States Coast Guard - official site.

News Sources

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