Pilots Struggle as Airplane Nosedives / Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Crashes off California Coast

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True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

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🗓️ 16 June 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Alaska Airlines Flight 261 is cruising when the crew begin to notice a problem with the horizontal stabilizer. While the pilots are troubleshooting, the plane begins to suddenly nosedive. The pilots are able to recover, but the plane starts to nosedive again. What went wrong on this flight? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by Incogni (https://incogni.com/blackboxdown and use code BLACKBOXDOWN) Credit Karma (http://creditkarma.com) and Upside (Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code blackbox) Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Go to blackboxdownpod.com to support us directly Black Box Down Crash Simulator: https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Tales From The Stinky Dragon: https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Ruestur-Z's production.
0:07.0	January 31, 2000.
0:10.0	Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a McDonald Douglas MD-83 with 88 people on board, is flying
0:17.0	from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Seattle, Washington with a stopover in San Francisco, California.
0:23.0	As the flight is approaching cruising altitude, the airplanes' climb rate is slower than
0:27.0	it should be, and the pilots are having to put more force into the control column than
0:30.8	normal.
0:31.8	The pilots suspect there is a problem with the horizontal stabilizer and begin troubleshooting
0:35.6	the issue.
0:36.6	The pilots decide to divert to Los Angeles, but the airline is trying to convince them
0:40.7	to continue on to San Francisco.
0:43.0	The pilots ultimately overrule the airline and begin making preparations to land in Los
0:46.8	Angeles when the plane suddenly begins diving and becomes inverted.
0:50.7	The pilots never stop trying to control the plane, but despite their best efforts, the
0:54.1	plane crashes into the ocean, killing all on board.
0:57.0	What happened to Alaska Airlines Flight 261?
0:59.6	Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.
1:05.0	Hello everyone, welcome to Black Box Down.
1:06.6	It's Gus Encriss.
1:07.6	Hello, Chris.
1:08.6	Hello, Gus.
1:09.6	And people listening.
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