Wednesday, March 5, 2003 - Page updated at 11:07 a.m.
Alaska crash probe reopened
Responding to findings by the National Transportation Safety Board, federal prosecutors in San Francisco have reopened the criminal investigation into the January 2000 crash of... [11:07 a.m. Mar. 05, 2003]
Community of grief honors its dead
A sundial monument unveiled yesterday to memorialize the victims of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 tracks the unending passage of time. For some victims' families, it also may represent... [12:02 a.m. Feb. 01, 2003]
Flight 261: A time for remembrance
Some 350 relatives and friends will gather today to dedicate a monument of remembrance, a bronze sundial that will cast its shadow across an inlaid bronze heart at exactly 4:22 p.m. every Jan. 31 to commemorate the time of the crash. [06:30 p.m. Feb. 03, 2003]
NTSB hits Alaska's maintenance 'culture' in Flight 261 report
The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday issued a scathing final report on the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 in January 2000, saying safety breakdowns at Alaska... [03:32 p.m. Jan. 11, 2003]
NTSB blames Alaska, FAA in Flight 261 crash
The National Transportation Safety Board blamed Alaska Airlines yesterday in the fatal crash of Flight 261 in January 2000, finding that the airline's maintenance programs had... [12:00 a.m. Dec. 11, 2002]
Alaska, Boeing roles key at NTSB hearing on jet-crash findings
Tomorrow, nearly three years after Alaska Airlines Flight 261 plunged into the Pacific Ocean, the National Transportation Safety Board will convene in Washington, D.C., to consider its long-awaited... [02:42 p.m. Dec. 09, 2002]
NTSB staff faults design, maintenance in Alaska crash
Federal safety investigators have concluded that risky maintenance practices permitted by the Federal Aviation Administration, combined with a design flaw in a key airplane mechanism... [12:00 a.m. Nov. 08, 2002]
Alaska Airlines managers lose appeal, must forfeit mechanic's licenses
The National Transportation Safety Board has unanimously upheld license revocations of two Alaska Airlines managers for intentionally falsifying maintenance records. The NTSB, in decisions... [12:00 a.m. Oct. 15, 2002]
Alaska Airlines steps up jet greasing maintenance
Alaska Airlines has sharply increased how often it lubricates its MD-80-series jetliners after excessive wear was recently found in tail components in two planes. Alaska's lubrication procedures and... [12:42 a.m. Oct. 09, 2002]
Pilots blame Alaska, FAA for Flight 261 crash
The airline pilots union, usually reluctant to criticize airlines on safety matters, blames Alaska Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration for conditions that led to the... [07:17 p.m. Oct. 06, 2002]
FAA transfers inspector tough with Alaska Air
A veteran Federal Aviation Administration inspector who clashed with his superiors by taking a tough stance with Alaska Airlines after the fatal crash of Flight 261 has been reassigned... [12:00 a.m. Sep. 13, 2002]
Boeing seeks to continue crash testing (September 2, 2000)
NTSB is testing grease used on Alaska jets (August 18, 2000)
Alaska jets back in air after all pass tests (August 5, 2000)
Alaska used new ethics law to stall probe, agency claims (July 23, 2000)
San Francisco is chosen as site for Alaska Flight 261 crash lawsuits (July 16, 2000)
Alaska's own consultants say it must rebuild 'safety culture' (July 6, 2000)
FAA OKs Alaska safety reform plan (June 30, 2000)
Alaska's repairs executive resigns (June 24, 2000)
Alaska Airlines mechanics defend decision to not replace part on ill-fated plane (June 18, 2000)
Alaska jet mechanic going public with story (June 13, 2000)
Alaska's problems point out FAA flaws (June 7, 2000)
Alaska Airlines faces potential grounding (June 3, 2000)
FAA proposes suspending Alaska Airlines' authority over major repairs (June 2, 2000)
FAA confirms standard for part suspected in Flight 261 crash (June 1, 2000)
The final minutes of Flight 261 (May 25, 2000)
FAA releases tape of conversations between Flight 261 pilots, air traffic controllers (May 24, 2000)
Suspect part on Flight 261 just .001 inch from requiring regular tests (May 21, 2000)
Feds subpoena Alaska records in Flight 261 crash probe (May 11, 2000)
FAA to re-interview Alaska mechanics (May 3, 2000)
Officials: Alaska Flight 261's records had suspicious entries (April 21, 2000)
Alaska Airlines pilots to get new vice president (April 14, 2000)
Alaska reassigns manager after 64 mechanics claim he sought to cut corners (April 13, 2000)
Air-industry officials dissect crash coverage (April 7, 2000)
Prosecutor to head Alaska Airlines Flight 261 probe (April 7, 2000)
Alaska's top executives meet with unions to quell criticism (March 29, 2000)
Alaska Airlines responds to safety concerns (March 21, 2000)
Clarification (March 19, 2000)
FBI investigating Alaska Airlines maintenance practices in wake of Flight 261 crash (March 18, 2000)
Alaska Airlines places manager on leave over repair questions (March 17, 2000)
No grease found on Flight 261 jackscrew, crash investigators say (March 17, 2000)
Many airlines lubricated jackscrews more often than Alaska (February 20, 2000)
Company had quality problems as MD-83 was being assembled (February 20, 2000)
5 Alaska Airlines jets failed wear test (February 19, 2000)
Crash suits? Some law firms say they will take their time (February 16, 2000)
Jet part met standard, Alaska Airlines tells media (February 15, 2000)
Jet's part scrutinized in '97 tests (February 14, 2000)
Inspections ground three more planes (February 12, 2000)
Damage on two jets leads to FAA-ordered inspections of 1,100 airplanes (February 11, 2000)
Airlines urged to inspect tail parts after Flight 261 screw shows damage (February 10, 2000)
Data hint at 2 hours of stabilizer problems for Flight 261 (February 9, 2000)
Some remembered in services, memorial funds (February 9, 2000)
Residents discuss memorial near Flight 261 crash site (February 9, 2000)
Not all 'black boxes' sink with plane (February 8, 2000)
Part may have broken off before fatal plunge of Flight 261 (February 8, 2000)
Services planned for Flight 261 victims (February 8, 2000)
Bells, bagpipes and butterflies mark memorials (February 8, 2000)
Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing (February 8, 2000)
NTSB probing another tail-stabilizer problem (February 7, 2000)
After a final service for Flight 261 victims, loved ones leaving L.A. (February 7, 2000)
Tears, memories flow on both ends of coast as families bid final goodbye (February 6, 2000)
Recorders could yield new clues for crash (February 6, 2000)
Ring returning to family after threat of arrest (February 5, 2000)
Loud noises preceded plane crash (February 5, 2000)
Problems overtook pilots' quick steps (February 4, 2000)
Clarification: Pilots reported no problems on earlier flights (February 4, 2000)
Flight 261 remembrances in many places, by many souls (February 4, 2000)
Ring surfaces, gives comfort to daughter of crash victim (February 4, 2000)
Death harder to understand when those lost are never found (February 4, 2000)
Compassion becomes priority as airline aids overwhelmed families (February 3, 2000)
Events planned to honor Flight 261 victims (February 3, 2000)
Witnesses say jet spiraled intact as it went down (February 3, 2000)
Flap adjustment may have caused plunge (February 3, 2000)
Photo caught fatal plunge of Flight 261 (February 3, 2000)
Friends forever took one last trip (February 3, 2000)
A mother lives on after the loss of two daughters (February 3, 2000)
Sheryl Thompson: at epicenter of extreme skiing (February 3, 2000)
Pearson home was Queen Anne gathering place (February 3, 2000)
Grim trolling of another kind for California fishermen (February 3, 2000)
Nicole Brodeur / Times Staff Columnist
A glimmer of hope in time of tears (February 3, 2000)
Jet's next-to-last flight reportedly had tail problem (February 2, 2000)
MD-80 pilot makes an emergency landing, reports stabilizer trouble (February 2, 2000)
Alaska Airlines copes with 'saddest, most tragic day' (February 2, 2000)
At 4:21 p.m., jet disappeared from radar screens (February 2, 2000)
Waves of grief, offerings, prayer at beach after Flight 261 crash (February 2, 2000)
Jammed stabilizer not fatal by itself, experienced pilots say (February 2, 2000)
After Monday's jet crash, we come to terms with: 'It's our people' (February 2, 2000)
Victims of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 remembered (February 2, 2000)
More victims of Flight 261 (February 2, 2000)
Church to honor pastors' memory in continued work (February 2, 2000)
Complete list of crash victims (February 2, 2000)
Prayers go out for dead of Flight 261 (February 2, 2000)
88 die when Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines jet plunges in ocean (February 1, 2000)
Jetliner tail's integrity an issue in Flight 261 crash (February 1, 2000)
Elementary school suddenly lost part of 'close family' (February 1, 2000)
Civilian volunteers join grim task of search, rescue and recovery (February 1, 2000)
Plane had maintenance check at base that's being probed (February 1, 2000)
For airline, employees, crash was near home (February 1, 2000)
List of those aboard Flight 261 (February 1, 2000)
Times wine writer, wife among jet's passengers (February 1, 2000)
NTSB begins long, detailed crash probe (February 1, 2000)
Crash over water complicates investigation (February 1, 2000)
NTSB describes cockpit conversation with ground controllers (February 1, 2000)
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