The pilots of an Alaska Airlines MD-80 fight desperately for control, as their aircraft careens towards the Pacific ocean with terrifying speed. No matter what they do, they cannot seem to pull their ...

An investigation determined a jackscrew in the tail of an MD-83 aircraft failed in flight, leading to an uncontrollable dive that doomed the 83 passengers and five crew members on Alaska 261.

Days before Seattle-area residents planned to commemorate the 88 lives lost on Alaska Airlines Flight 261, another collision reignited air travel concerns.