Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Cases Resolved for Over $300 Million*

On January 31, 2000, at approximately 4:21 p.m., Pacific Time, a Boeing MD-83 aircraft (originally manufactured by McDonnell Douglas) operating as Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean just outside of Los Angeles, California killing all 83 passengers and 5 crew members. The aircraft was flying from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to San Francisco, California with a final destination of Seattle, Washington.

*As reported in The Seattle Times July 4, 2003.