Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly plunged toward the Pacific when a hidden tail failure took control of the aircraft
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Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly plunged toward the Pacific when a hidden tail failure took control of the aircraft
On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly lost pitch control after a critical failure in the aircraft’s tail stabilizer system. As the MD-83 plunged toward the Pacific Ocean, the pilots fought with enormous force on the controls and even briefly rolled the aircraft upside down in a desperate attempt to recover. Despite their ...
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