S1E5

Cutting Corners

Mayday

calendar_todayOct 15, 2003 schedule45 min star8.5

On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.

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Discovery
Sky History
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic

star Guest Stars

Ray Kahnert

Ray Kahnert

Captain Thompson

Barry Flatman

Barry Flatman

Co-Pilot Bill Tansky

Eric Weinthal

Eric Weinthal

Seattle Dispatch

person

Bernie Henry

LAATC