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Investigators weigh landing procedure in Flight 261 plunge
Federal safety officials scrutinize whether a routine emergency landing response contributed to Alaska Airlines Flight 261’s fatal dive into the Pacific. The cockpit voice and data recorders are analyzed as NTSB officials note the plane’s out of trim condition and possible stabilizer jam during the final 30 minutes.
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Alaska Airlines
NTSB
Los Angeles International Airport
Lizer Jam
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Safety Board
Jim Hall
Washington
Sud
Denly
Boeing Corp
McDonnell Douglas
AP Phot
National Transportation Safety Board
Bernard Loeb
Vern Ellingstad