Pilot Last words / ATC Recording

[@anneclark1664]

One of my dear friends was a passenger on that doomed flight, I cannot comprehend the horror she experienced. R.I.P. Joan S.❤️‍🩹

[@LouiseOBrien-wh9ji]

😢😢😢I did not expect that to happen, I thought he had managed to bring it back .

[@jimhorton2996]

Omg ,sorry about your friend, I couldn't even comprehend what it would feel like going through that!!!! I've been on many plane rides but after watching these videos I'm more likely to take a train or boat!!!

[@sharon22669]

I'm so sorry for your loss. May all on-board R.I P.

[@tammybrennan2040]

Oh so very sad 💞

[@ladybugsarah6671]

Sorry to hear about your friend and all the souls onboard. What year did that happen?

[@flexibleaspect]

I was a young software engineer at Microsoft in Redmond, WA when this plane crashed. I used to see a pretty young lady in the halls sometimes when going to the kitchenette for a cup of coffee. I never talked to her, but always thought she had a nice smile. I learned after the crash that she was on the plane coming back from a trip with her fiancé/husband (might have been her honeymoon). I didn't really know her, but I was still sad knowing she died.

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

BULLSHIT

[@Aeimos]

That’s so sad. It’s terrifying to think what it was like to go through that before the end of your life.

[@yeahtbh.161]

​@@Aeimosliberation.

[@WorkerBeesUnite]

Wild what a good smile can do

[@brianswathey]

What was her name?

[@ElChingonFPV]

I took an aviation law class in law school and my professor was one of the plaintiff attorneys. It was tragic and the pilots desperately tried to save it. Not all heroes are successful, but it's the effort that makes them heroes. Rest in Peace.

[@jd5787]

The problem with Heroes is that usually they get awarded the status because they "died heroically"...

[@NicotineftCoffeeFlavoredWater]

The plane went in a dive twice and they did evacuate? I woulda been jumped at 10000 ft

[@sandralogue1774]

​@@NicotineftCoffeeFlavoredWater Troll

[@michaelbee2165]

That was a beautifully poignant comment. So true. Thank you.

[@thomasbell7033]

​@NicotineftCoffeeFlavoredWater I'm guessing you're about nine or ten and have never been on an airplane.

[@sharongilley8393]

I could cry watching this ..This is a job that deserves a great deal of respect ..RIP

[@davec1330]

I lost a friend in that crash. He was married with 2 young children. He was a good man going home.

[@sarahbranson6110]

So sorry to hear. 😢

[@Prettydamnmean]

When this happened

[@MN-br5nb]

😢 may his family have strength. not being able to see your loved one before they leave this earth has to be the hardest.

[@sunnyday9026]

So sorry for the loss of your friend.. when did that happen?

[@kathysiebert6654]

I am sending up prayers 🙏 for him, his family, friends & all Souls on board! So sorry for your loss. Deepest condolences to all involved😢😢😢

[@stevenmcmaster8219]

The jack screw in the horizontal stabiliser broke due to inadequate grease maintenance causing loss of pitch control. I saw that Air Crash Investigation episode.

[@billbbobby2889]

Was anybody ever held accountable from the mechanical failure ?

[@jjeherrera]

Right! I remember that case.

[@nathanielweber7843]

@@billbbobby2889an Alaska airline mechanic blew the whistle on the company for its maintenance procedures, and I think there was a settlement. The mechanic was fired, and as far as I know he never worked for a part 121 operation ever again.

[@stevedriscoll2539]

Wasn't there another one that flew upside down for quite awhile that had the same problem?

[@FarSeeker8]

@@stevedriscoll2539 I think that was in a Denzel Washington movie.

[@chriso5355]

I was part of the communication setup at the Port hueneme base, very difficult and trying days those were, mentally and emotionally. It was not a pretty picture to be working around pieces of dead bodies brought back to a makeshift morgue to set up communications all because of the wrong grease on the jack screw cable that broke and they had no vertical stabilizer 😔... I still have dreams about those days today... My heart goes out to all the families and people involved 😔🌹

[@tirtraz3174]

Prayers for you as well. Your job is never easy. ✝️

[@galenicalhoover6508]

@@tirtraz3174 Worst job in the world. Incomprehensibly gruesome and sad.

[@ozymandias1758]

Dont know how anyone has the strength to do what you did, you and the recovery crew are a breed apart. Please seek out whatever counseling is available to you, PTSD can surface in unexpected ways. Our prayers are with you and everyone involved with Alaska 261❤🇺🇸

[@greggibbs8641]

I pray that our Lord will in some way be glorified by this mishap as He always will according to His purpose. I pray the Families have strength and comfort from our Lord also.

[@iclite3656]

​@@greggibbs8641😮. Yes...STAY OUTTA THE SKIES AS YOU ARENT A FKG BIRD...forgive my French.

[@freddyconsoli975]

Listen to the hurt in the voices, of the two, reporting pilots. You can feel it.

[@karenlynch8348]

Under stating it a bit

[@KissMyWhiteAss]

​@karenlynch8348 Maybe you can tell the rest of us how he should have said it. I'm sure you have done so much better. But wait a second, you had to chance and didn't.... you just wanted to be an asshole.

[@drpamelamozingo4079]

Makes me cry, even now. Bless them and all on board 🙏✨🙏

[@C.Church]

You're reading into it. I don't hear what you're hearing. I hear "Don't quite know how to say this but..."

[@C.Church]

Also, half the dialog is the uploader. You can't hear the Tower and Delta are the same guy bad-acting?

[@ShalomShalom-d5c]

The pilot of the downed plane also said "what have they done now?!" Meaning the maintenance crew & he was right.

[@STHFGDBY]

Yes, I saw a crash investigator episode where a 50 cent washer was the cause of a crash kiling everybody on board. The washer was left off during a service. I was always astonished at the cause of many of air accidents where the findings were absurd and should never have happened. But every time causes are found, new regulations are introduced making flying safer, but many people have to die before this advancement is made.

[@vitalucas9452]

​@@STHFGDBY You need very bright and alert people to do that job.

[@STHFGDBY]

@@vitalucas9452 True, someone with attention to detail...

[@darealWC3]

They were 50 cent rubber o rings not washers....they guide fuel through the fuel controls

[@STHFGDBY]

@@darealWC3 Nope, the one I'm talking about was a spacer, the word washer was my mistake , I meant Spacer, and it was made of rubber. The design error was ridiculous, the cable pipe and Fuel line crossed over each other, nowadays, because of the accident, the pipes run parallel to each other. The spacer was left off after a service, the two pipes were then rubbing against each other due to engine vibrations. Eventually a hole in the fuel line developed, the fuel began to leak out during flight, the crew had no warning about a leak, today they do. When the crew got a low fuel warning from one engine, the pilot made a fatal error, he transfered fuel from the healthy engine supply to the leaking fuel supply engine. Now this was normal protocol, but the pilot was not aware of a leak. The low fuel warning came on again some time later, the true fatal error was the captain transfered more fuel over, that decision was fatal because that fuel leaked out. Problem was they were so far into their flight they didn't have enough fuel to get back to safety..The rest is history. If the captain didn't transfer the fuel, there was enough fuel left to complete the journey. Now I think it was absolutely appalling that there was no leak warning indicator for the crew. Now there is. How is it that the engineers, or designers did not anticipate that this could happen ? It's crazy...

[@AzDesertFoxx]

I worked for Alaska Airlines, and we learned about this flight while I was in training in Seattle. It was sad; the majority of the people on the plane were Alaska Airlines employees and/ or their families. It was totally Alaska's fault. What a tragedy. The pilots were so brave, and fought until the end.

[@geraldpreston817]

Buiilders of the plane fault

[@gramajan4]

@@geraldpreston817Boeing

[@allis5870]

​@geraldpreston817 absolutely not. They didn't maintain it. You can't just fly an airplane nonstop without doing maintenance. No piece of equipment works like that.

[@omegacon4]

Your airline is known for being cheap. You ALWAYS get what you pay for.

[@YouSimon1000]

Imagine being the maintenance guy who persuaded them not to land at LAX but keep flying.

[@paulis7319]

Having crashed a plane in a condition where I thought I was going to die, the last thought through my mind was "keep control as best as possible and hope it doesn't hurt." Hitting the ground in a nose-low attitude without elevator control is scary af, whether or not you survive. My heart goes out to those pilots and all other souls onboard. They tried their best.

[@jamierupert7563]

Well...did it hurt?

[@paulis7319]

@@jamierupert7563 🤣Funny you ask! The bendy landing gear absorbed most of the energy and it actually hurt less than crashing my mountain bike.

[@paulis7319]

@@michaelbigelow3255 I didn’t lose control. It just didn’t have the full deflection that I was used to

[@elialmodovar6685]

​@@jamierupert7563Not sure, but I'll ask you when you become a crash dummy.

[@Cornmolio]

Only way I can relate was when I was driving a ‘69 Cougar in 1988 when my brakes went completely out at 70 mph. There were stopped cars up ahead and oncoming traffic in the opposite lane. Somehow, I remained completely calm and logical. My first concern was to not hurt anyone else, I thought I was already dead. I ended up hitting a wall of dirt thinking the car would just crush into it. But instead, the car carved out its own ramp and went airborne about 6 feet in the air. Landed on all four wheels. When it came to a stop, I was just sitting there dumbfounded. No seatbelt. Couldn’t open the door because the entire car buckled when it landed. I started freaking out afterwards. I was only 16 and in hindsight, I did everything perfect. The only casualty was that car. I remember looking out the side window as the car flew non the air like the Dukes of Hazzard. If I didn’t hit that wall of dirt perfectly square and head on, the car would’ve corkscrewed and I would’ve died.

[@lisaanderson3256]

It was beyond chilling to hear the Captain say they "got the plane back under control" & then the First Officer says "no we don't."

[@AmbuBadger]

Pilot: "If we all think positively, we'll pull through this!" F.O.: ...

[@TheDmitriProject]

@@AmbuBadgerI’m pretty sure they had managed to invert the plane at that point to prevent the nose from dropping. Just casually and calmly gonna “troubleshoot” while 100% inverted. No joke! They were built different. Remarkable humans.

[@sharonfriedlund983]

I had to go back because I missed the copilot saying " no we don't". That does make it even worse at how they must have felt!

[@ZT1ST]

​@@AmbuBadger My read was that they went from having control to not having control of the plane, like a Nintendo Switch Joy Con user saying "Okay, I think that fixed the drift - nevermind, there it goes again.".

[@ythinder]

Yes they purposely flew inverted at one point

[@PennyH-c16]

The pilot seemed calm and professional, I can’t imagine Prayers for all, horrific devastating losses. Rip all

[@robertakiszer4096]

I was on a flight years ago headed from San Francisco to Hawaii! The man sitting next to me on the plane was an attorney, and also a pilot during Vietnam! He said the plane sounded very funny and strange on takeoff! Approximately 500 miles out to sea, the pilot announced that we had lost an engine! A little later he reluctantly announced we had lost another Engine and said we were turning around and heading back to San Francisco! It got very quiet on the plane! They were instructing us on how to secure the life, jackets as we were getting closer and closer to the ocean as the plane began to drop down! I think we had also lost an additional engine heading back and we could see lights down below as the plane was attempting to land! I had a Bible in my hand and was reading scripture and praying for a safe landing! The attorney sitting next to me, asked me to borrow my Bible and read lt too! It was an opportunity for me to minister the message of salvation to him ! John 316 There were some girls in the back that had an Ouija board on the plane and were asking lt questions! I could feel the presence of evil on board that plane! One of the ladies on the plane explained to me she had seen the life belt sign, and began to thank God for her life and the blessed years that she had had! The plane landed safely at the San Francisco airport, where we originally started our journey headed to Hawaii !! Everyone on the plane, stood up and started to yell and cheer, smile at one another, and hug one another with gratefulness that we had all landed safely! The airlines gave us a free dinner at the airport and then proceeded to board us on another plane to head back to the Hawaiian Islands! To this day, when I hear a plane above in the sky, I always pray for everybody’s salvation and a safe journey for them! Thank you for allowing me to share a memory that I will never forget! God bless you all❤❤❤✈️🙏

[@anneclark1664]

@@PennyH-c16 The pilot, crew and tag-a-long pilot/trainer were the best of the best.

[@theworldisavampire3346]

The training & control that these pilots have under duress is remarkable. RIP to those brace souls.

[@historyman4629]

Do you mean "brave souls" instead of "brace souls"?

[@Sharon-q3e]

Why don't airplanes have parachutes

[@Sharon-q3e]

​@@historyman4629a two year old could figure out what he meant without publicly trying to embarras him 😮

[@JoeyDNo3]

​@@Sharon-q3e a lot of it on here pal isn't there , just concentrate on the poor people experiencing it eh 🍻

[@samuelwilliams3130]

​@@Sharon-q3ebecause the liklihood of everybody putting a parachute on and getting out the doors in time is absolutely non-existent

[@joeystoney3678]

Mad respect to the pilots. They never stopped fighting to regain control right up to the end.

[@kevinvilmont6061]

Those are my sentiments, exactly.

[@MyGodZach]

What do you want them to do other than trying? Stop trying and start dancing maybe?

[@joeystoney3678]

@@MyGodZach Some give up, duh.

[@Married2evil_but-God]

Why did you even respond to that person?

[@BlueZirnitra]

​​@@MyGodZachthat's the stupidest thing I've read all week. When you're about to die, the correct behaviour is often the least easy to do. Many people would panic and hasten their demise, rather than remain composed and try to think clearly despite all hope rapidly vanishing A pilot has to remain professional to maintain control of the airplane and situation. It's hard to do that when your life is flashing before your eyes, and is the ultimate test of whether you truly are a professional.

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

Saw the special on this, one of the few where I got emotional, they died a terrifying death, may they always RIP🙏🙏

[@psychedelicpython]

I was in Seattle when this happened. The local TV stations kept reporting it the day it happened as well as days afterward. I was beyond sad from watching the footage over and over. So tragic.

[@knightrider3766]

Just as twa flight 800.back in 96

[@ThatGirl-ku5dq]

Was this the Juneau crash? Very sad.

[@anneclark1664]

@@ThatGirl-ku5dq This flight was from Mexico to San Francisco. They went down off the coast near Santa Barbara, CA

[@johnmcgowen3641]

Most of these pilots are incredible specimens of our species, able to maintain decorum and professionalism until the very end. Rest in peace!

[@jimmiematho8082]

Yeah they're white men

[@Mattybbbbbb]

@@jimmiematho8082 indubitably a lot of them are

[@barbdbarbarad1795]

@@jimmiematho8082 that was unnecessary and insensitive

[@jimmiematho8082]

@@barbdbarbarad1795 how is that insensitive and uncalled for? You're more than happy to demonize white men 24/7 aren't you? Reeeeee reeeeeee the patriarchy. Reeeeee reeeeeee male chauvinism. I just want to point out all these heroic calm people.... they're all white men🤷‍♂️ Maybe white man aren't that bad after all

[@jimmiematho8082]

@@barbdbarbarad1795 I'm sick of white men not getting any credit anymore

[@indridcold8433]

Good night dear pilots. Rest in peace. May you find the clear skies and calm winds all pilots dream of having.

[@ziggyfreud5357]

Every time I get on a commercial flight I pray that the maintenance crew have done their jobs with excellence. True accidents are no one’s fault but some supposed “accidents” are actually negligence 😢 Respect to passengers and crew

[@jovenserdenola1679]

Right old planes must be maintained well change spare parts if needed.

[@cindywootten2965]

@@ziggyfreud5357 Amen!

[@tcdelarge]

loss of pitch control due to a failed jackscrew assembly: Inadequate maintenance The jackscrew assembly was not lubricated sufficiently, which led to excessive wear and eventual failure of the Acme nut threads

[@Tackz777]

Commercial pilots are a different breed. I can’t begin to imagine the horror & life reflection going thru their minds in a situation like that. It’s bad enough as a passenger. But, as a pilot with a front row seat & knowing there is nothing you can do is unimaginable. The highest respect to these guys as they fought to recover until the very end. And to know that the whole thing was caused by lack of maintenance on a simple jack screw is infuriating. RIP to all those on board. 🥀😔

[@CjbrkBrooks]

A lot of commercial pilots in 2000 were retired military and flew in Vietnam. I was married to one. They all started retiring around 2003-2005. Tough guys. Great pilots with great skills.

[@LaLadybug2011]

It's not just infuriating, it should be criminal. Maybe if corporations were truly held accountable this kind of nonsense would end and Americans could have faith in things again. Corporate greed is destroying us on every level.

[@lorenamjaj]

V​@@LaLadybug2011EXACTLY 😢 TOTALLY AGREE, CORRUPTION IS THE WORST.

[@marykelii8974]

Omgoodness Alaska Airlines jus bought Hawaiian Airlines 🌺😯 They Better Take Maintenance Care on All Their Planes Seriously!! RIP BEAUTIFUL SOULS WHO'S DEATHS COULDVE BEEN PREVENTED 🙏😢💜

[@oliviakilgo3159]

MIND YOUS T HE MAJORITY OF THE PLANE BUSINESSES ARE OWNED BY CHINA SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENING TO THE PLANES AFTER 2014 THEY START HAVING PLANE PROBLEMS FATHER GOD BLESS THOSE SOULS AND PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND THEIR FAMALIES AS YOU COMGORT THEM IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST AMEN THE PILOT CALM VERŸ SAD

[@MrTubbymarshall]

What you’re all listening to is a man who knows he’s going to die very soon. A skilled pilot who knows this is his last flight and doing all he can to survive, but knows it’s over.

[@kgb4187]

you're listening to someone repeat his words

[@YGisG]

We really didn't need that apparent explanation. But thanks anyway.

[@MrTubbymarshall]

@@YGisG 🤣🤣

[@FracturedParadigms]

What an unusual statement to make.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

​@@FracturedParadigmscue Simpsons clip - Bart "What an odd thing to say"

[@robharding5345]

The Pilot was so calm under the circumstances, RIP to all on board.

[@pinup_charmer3348]

To be a successful pilot requires a certain temperament. This guy had it.

[@robharding5345]

@@pinup_charmer3348 I'm sure you are right on that, Brave man in deed,

[@thewolfmovie7189]

Everyone on board died?

[@robharding5345]

@@thewolfmovie7189 Unfortunately you are right. 🥲

[@Boyso5407]

The fact that the pilot was so calm in those transmissions speaks volumes

[@KissMyWhiteAss]

Sharp contrasts with the co-pilot who could be heard screaming like a lunatic as a plane doesn't make take off and crashes at the end of the runway.

[@kgb4187]

it's a voice actor

[@hugebear53]

Indeed! Panic wouldn't help or change anything. Clear head and fight to the end.

[@poutinedream5066]

I finally saw one of these videos with the captain screaming "mayday mayday! I'm spinning and spinning I'm gonna die!" He did live, but it was nice to see a legitimate hysterical reaction like I would have.

[@TicTac-g7m]

​@@hugebear53 Yes. Sometimes fighting like hell in a bad situation can produce positive results.

[@ericthiel4053]

It doesnt happen often but this has to be one of the most terrifying ways to die period. RIP to all those who have died in plane crashes.

[@fardflowmaster2106]

Als is the worst way

[@SP-ru3rs]

Ive seen a few plane crash videos and im always so surprised how calm they always seen in such life threatening incidents. Pilots are built differently to normal people. RIP you all that were lost.

[@billallen4793]

Pilots are trained to be problem solvers! You work the biggest problem first, until you have control of the aircraft! You don't have time to panic! This might sound confusing, but it's training, and muscle memory 🧠!...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠

[@MsAdventure531]

Trained to “always fly the plane”. Heroes

[@SonosolofaTimiei4396]

They are not the only ones; it’s just that you don’t hear recordings from the other people… first responders, firefighters & smokejumpers, surgeons & er doctors, ambulance teams, dispatchers… and I am pretty sure I didn’t mention a lot of professions where people are just as collected in the face of emergency

[@billallen4793]

@SonosolofaTimiei4396 I've done several of the job's you listed, amateur pilot/combat/structure firefighter/wildland firefighting/smoke jumper,search and rescue, ect, and while dangerous, you generally won't have the minute's of where there's NOTHING you can do to win the fight against gravity, and knowing 150 people will die with you, must add some stress!...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠

[@paulhafner9781]

If one panics, all chance of finding a solution is gone! Emotion of panic over rides all analytical function...that is why polititians appeal to emotion mostly...

[@JusticeRyan-n6d]

God,that poor other pilot seeing him vertically going down and knowing there's nothing he can do to help that other plane.😢 RIP to the people on that plane that went down.

[@NatashaDieter]

What we are watching is a simulation. Not actual footage

[@Bearwithme560]

​@@NatashaDieterl think they know that.

[@davepirtle9790]

Yeah I heard and felt that other planes captain when he said "yeah, he is down". This and the FedEx flight where the ex-employee hijacked the plane are bone chilling.

[@Paulpoission]

Here we go, is the last thing the captain said. So insanely heart breaking

[@SM-db6ft]

When did he say Here We Go? Not on this short video.

[@Zug14]

@@SM-db6ftit’s on the cockpit voice recorder as is the rest of their attempts to regain control up until the very end. I’m glad it’s available because as sad as it is, it serves as a fitting tribute to their skill and bravery. Their family and friends are no doubt proud to have been associated with both of these men.

[@ronjones1077]

Criminal maintenance on the jack screw. Person who signed off on the job should be in jail for multiple manslaughter

[@williams12345mp]

Like so many other cases. Absolutely should be prosecuted for murders.

[@bogbody9952]

The people maintaining the airplane are just as responsible as the pilot for its success and failure. Sounds like the pilot did his job fine. If I was responsible for the maintenance on that plane....well I couldn't live with the guilt.

[@anonymousbosch9265]

A lot of the maintenance is being done overseas in lower labor cost regions

[@ronjones1077]

@@anonymousbosch9265 I agree, but not Alaska Airlines based in Seattle

[@anonymousbosch9265]

@@ronjones1077 the best flying experience I ever had was Alaska airlines. I’m a union official and my training is as an aviation electrician

[@waynelucier1678]

I heard bravery and I heard professional pilots trying to do everything they could to save the plane God bless them RIP

[@stillwaters1566]

Back in 1980 a plane with the entire basketball team at the University of Evansville, coaches and team supporters, sports announcers had just taken off. The pilots fought and cleared a huge subdivision and crashed. It cold with freezing rain. My Dad went to help, I had 4 uncles on the fire dept, the plane went into a very muddy field making it impossible to get equipment to the scene. He said most of those on board were still buckled in their seats but once released from the seat belts they were like a big bag of jello. One year later we moved to Louisville and I ended up working with a girl whose husband was one of the players. Both freshmen and had only been married for one week. It all hit me hard knowing so many on board. You really never know when your time will come. Thats why we should all be ready and on good terms with Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

[@SherryRoscom]

Amen ❤️ 🙏❤

[@oluwaseyiilemia9558]

Best Comment Ever!! Always be ready by Living for the Lord Jesus, who said in Matthew 24:36: "No man knows the Day or the Hour..." AMEN.

[@tiffanyblack9704]

My local football team was all killed in the 70s. Marshall University. The entire college team was killed by plane crash. They were al.kst to the airport when they hit the side of a mountain. There's a movie about it called we are marshall

[@fioralbannach6647]

‘Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ’🙈 The day the human race finally moves past religion, and imaginary tales of fictitious super beings, is the day we may finally save ourselves and live together in peace. In the meantime, I’ll trust what can be substantiated, proven and actually helps to move us forward, and not backward, to when tales from a book were all people had in place of science, to explain the World around them. I’ll just let the hundreds of different ‘gods’ fight amongst themselves, for the ‘faith’ of gullible humans.

[@stevenpropst-hogg1962]

My dog was on that flight. I was going to meet him at the airport. I was so devastated. Will never fly that airline again!

[@stevenkaskus6173]

This plane went down near where I live and the bodies retrieved were brought into the local Sea bee base in town. There is a memorial to this plane and crew and those lost on the local Beach. It actually went inverted as well.

[@MrTubbymarshall]

@@stevenkaskus6173 I can’t even begin to imagine the state of the bodies found. 😔

[@moisesmontecillo7570]

Bro just say oxnard

[@EricBussman]

@stevenkasus6173 There were ppl hit on the beach as well?!? So it didn't really crash into the water but on a beach? Thats crazy. Nice day at the beach with the fam and a plane comes down on you. Unbelievable

[@Karamarika]

This is the plane that flew upside down? I saw a video on it a few years ago. What an absolute nightmare to be in an upside down plane before you go in the water to die. Tragic.

[@EricBussman]

@@Karamarika Yeah I just watched a 'Mentuar Pilot' video on it, which was superb. This incident was what the movie 'Flight' with Denzel Washington was loosely made about. At least the flight parts, the inverted plane, trying to get it upright again, etc..

[@robertmendick3195]

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 perished at 4:22 p.m. on 31 January 2000. The plane hit the water about 10 miles west of the coastal city of Port Hueneme, California.... R.I.P. to the 88 lives lost

[@Ded9822]

Bad on Alaska maintenance practices and culture

[@turboman2019]

Terrible set of circumstances primarily caused by Alaska Airlines penny pinching,they ultimately were only fined $500,000 and no criminal charges were ever filed.

[@jimbryant7433]

Sad day

[@RebeccaLarson-v7n]

How horrifying for passengers 😶

[@patrickmcdonald3427]

​@@turboman2019The jack screw not greased. 88 died. Ridiculous fine.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Blessings to the families of this aircraft!!!❤❤😮😮 Prayers 🙏 🙏 to everyone!

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Alaska airlines was trying to save money by cutting back spending, including on critical maintenance, some even as simple as greasing a threaded screw jack. Rip to those who perished.

[@sojerz6092]

I was so upset when this happened because I lived in SoCal and was flying home from the East coast at the time. Also, my uncle was a pilot for Alaska Airlines and even though he was retired at the time, I knew he’d be devastated.

[@paulanovelli258]

I can't imagine what their brain is experiencing. Rest peacefully heros.

[@arturovasquez3765]

Rest in peace good enough. No heroism here.🤔

[@gayaneg.3805]

Not that it’s any consolation but thankfully they didn’t feel anything as the impact broke the plane to pieces in less than a second.

[@vinceventresca6763]

@@arturovasquez3765 No reason to correct another person either.

[@RoadNotDestination]

@@vinceventresca6763he’s a keyboard warrior who would be absolutely shitting himself in this situation

[@ozymandias1758]

@@paulanovelli258 I certainly think what the pilots did, fighting til the end in desperation even when all hope was lost, is certainly heroic. Valor exists even if they failed to save the plane, they didn't throw in the towel. Think about your daily routine, the mundane things you hate to do, the things you put off for another day.. How hard would you try, how hard would you fight to live, and to save the lives of others under your care, if you knew that nothing less than 110% was required of you, for the slimmest chance of survival beyond the next five minutes?

[@playbook008]

Very sad. RIP for the people that passed away of a tragic event, off the coast of CA.

[@gregwindsor8170]

A couple of Americans on that plane were working with the "children of the dump" in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. These were the poorest of the poor children living on the outskirts of P.V. They would be happy to know their work has continued on by many American and Canadian volunteers. In fact many Csnadian tourists help every year while on vacation...schools have been built, library has been built, computers purchased for the stude ts, sewing machines so the parents can make souvenirs,....a complete life change for the people that live there.❤

[@dianabeurman364]

That's so good to hear!

[@cletusvandamme6262]

The drug cartels could easily build these facilities for 1/10th of 1% of their drug profits. But they won't. THAT is the definition of GREED.

[@jimmiematho8082]

😢 notice how the Mexicans can't help themselves it takes Canadians or Americans going down there to help Mexicans that's the same all around the world charity is uniquely a white western civilization characteristic

[@rk69rk]

Praise Yahweh! Praise Yeshua! Blessed be the Holy Spirit! 🙏🕯🙏 Amen.

[@frankthetank8050]

@@cletusvandamme6262 it is in fact a much lower percentage if their ridiculous profits. And in fact they do it all the time. Drug cartels are terrible but they are not one thing: cheap! ;)

[@vangodwinmyyoutubealias7592]

God bless the pilots 🧑‍✈️🧑‍✈️ They did their best to stay calm for the passengers.

[@winsomedunkellywilson9232]

❤❤❤my heart goes out to this pilot so calm and in control. Rip so sorry this happened. Hopefully engineers are coming up with a better solution to save people lives when problems arrive.

[@jackiepowell7513]

Vertical something was at fault on those Alaskan airlines. Few crashes until this problem.

[@perryarrington8446]

If that audio is real and not a voice over the ability to maintain control emotionally is the most amazing show of courage ever.

[@robdonahue6243]

Course the audio is real Jesus u conspiracy people are ridiculous

[@yamabushi170]

​@@robdonahue6243untwist your panties mangina, some vids of this type are done with voice actors, it's no big deal

[@ricjames1557]

​@robdonahue6243 No, you're actually ridiculous....your closed mind is a curse to have....do some research on AI....

[@ZafrodHasselfrau1999]

Pilots are special people, they really are.

[@atkravitz]

You can find the full audio on KZbin. Really heartbreaking because they had absolutely no chance to fix the problem.

[@stingray11214]

This was caused by poor maintenance practices at Alaska Airlines. This plane was improperly repaired after another incident. The pilots were heroes in the end. They actually righted the plane, but the plane was doomed in the end.

[@mikepeters8864]

MD80 McDonald Douglas bad Jackscrew design for rear stabilizer.

[@FlightData101]

As in most cases, this was an accident caused by multiple flaws in a system where human beings form multiple links in the chain. Yes there were maintenance practice issues, but the FAA had also granted AK an extension on maintenance intervals for that control system. And had the crew turned around and gone back to PVR at the first sign of control problems, they probably would have lived to tell their tale.

[@patrickmcdonald3427]

​@@FlightData101Yep.

[@nathanielweber7843]

@@mikepeters8864I disagree. The jack screw design was not the fault of the crash. The fault was Alaska not following the ADs on proper maintenance, giving extensions and cutting corners in the shop to get faster turn arounds on maintenance. No other MD 80 that I’m aware of crashed because of the jack screw

[@mikepeters8864]

@@nathanielweber7843 thinking back your statement makes good sense. Thanks for the correction. I'm from Oregon and worked for Boeing at the time of accident. It still hurts to remember the day. Long time ago.

[@patrickgarrison7640]

We have some of the best pilots in the world and they have to fly planes that are built with parts bought from the lowest bidder. I still can't believe that a stripped nut and threaded rod on the tails top aerloron was the cause of this crash. Needless to say it was totally redesigned after this. RIP crew and passengers.

[@tessycaldwell6950]

I saw a documentary show on that crash it was terrible it what i call preventable “accidents” aren’t really accidents to me is manslaughter

[@javaskull88]

It’s always disconcerting to hear the pilot describe their situation calmly when they are in an emergency, fighting for their lives. That’s their training, mad respect, but my brain is screaming for them while they don’t scream for themselves.

[@MarieMooney-s4b]

Pilots is the most underrated job I think there is…… they def need more credit bc I’m sure not every flight they fly is all smooth sailing … we just never hear about it but I have mad respect for all Pilots….. sheeewwwww my butt won’t even fly😮😮😮my worst fear😢

[@russelldesalvo3728]

You can hear the emotions of the reporting pilots. May they rest in peace.

[@kgb4187]

emotions of the guys reading a transcription*

[@gsm4708]

I have heard about and seen Videos of Planes Crashing, Emergency Landings, Flying into the worst storms all besides mechanical problems; wheel flew off, door flew open, no landing gear, its more and more. I've been on 8 seater planes Ha! Seaplanes Ha! But my.last Commercial Flight hit so much Turbulence, I was trying to remember The Crews instructions on what to do. Aint gonna happen to me. Yep, Bounce House. Kids crying, Everyone picking up their Cell phones. I just stared out the Window to watch where we were and telling the Pilot, who made you fly in this Shit, silently. Some of these planes are just to darn Old, others, too new. What happened to the Airbus? Where's Elon? ✈

[@triggeredcat120]

@@kgb4187is everything a conspiracy to you? I can see your tinfoil hat from my place.

[@kgb4187]

@@triggeredcat120 Maybe if the actual recording wasn't widely available you could say that- kzbin.info/www/bejne/epeQhnqqmaylr7c

[@andrejduraj]

Professional till the end, no panic just doing their job trying to keep everyone alive. Total shame. RIP

[@christinerobbins6512]

I agree he talked so calm knowing it wasn't going to crash

[@fredrobinson1145]

We actually did the search and rescue for that plane when i was in the navy Very sad

[@anniecrouch2410]

Did you find it, oh my gosh so sad

[@Fat12219]

😢😢

[@XxNorcal_420xX]

He found it sounds like there were no survivors or few if any at all

[@wza223-fo3mc]

from your moms basement?

[@anniecrouch2410]

@@wza223-fo3mc rude

[@kristinakirkham7257]

This breaks me heart. I’ve seen this on Air Disasters. Vertical stabilizer issue? The pilots sound so calm 😢 They were trying the whole way. What a horrible tragedy.

[@No_ReGretzkys99]

They never gave up RIP and PRAYERS FOR YALLS FAMILY 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 they fought as hard as they could for their situation 😢😢

[@timmystips3935]

I remember this... awful. I particularly remember there was a young family onboard going to vacation in Mexico. So sad.

[@cydkriletich6538]

What I remember about this tragedy is that there was a couple on board with two of their three children. The third child did not travel with the family because she had been sick, and she was left with relatives. What the people on this flight went through is unimaginably terrifying as the brave flight crew tried to stabilize the plane, having no idea why they had lost control of it. I believe I heard they fought this for something like 12+ minutes. It is a crash that will often haunt me, especially, of course, prior to me, my husband, or other loved ones are going on a flight. It was the most random thing that caused this tragedy…something to do with a bolt in the tail. It should have been avoidable.

[@tangoindiamike9189]

I have several "near miss" stories about flying. During my military career, I couldn't avoid the requirement to fly. In my 25 years since retiring from service, I have taken one flight round trip from coast to coast. That was a favor to my wife to visit relatives in California at Christmas. I spent the entire flight trying to comfort my wife who was on the verge of panic attacks. The stewardesses stopped charging her for those small bottles of wine and started giving them to her in hopes it would help alleviate her anxiety. Between bottles of wine, my wife laid her head in my lap while I gently stroked her face to keep her calm. After that trip, we both agreed to never fly again. We travel on wheels, and fully understand that vehicle tragedies also occur, but if it's a matter of mechanical failure, our chances of survival are far greater.

[@SaltyArmySarg]

Actually, the odds of dying in a plane crash are .23%, u would have to fly every day for 10,000 years before a crash. Your chances of dying in a car collision are 1 in 101.

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

FYI: Alaska Airlines Flight 261, all 88 souls lost. Rest In Peace. Crashed due to mechanical failure resulting from corporate cost-saving measures and an understaffed FAA incapable of overseeing safety compliance. No criminal charges filed. $44k fine.

[@taratarat5818]

That's it?! A 44k fine for irresponsibly operating a plane that wasn't fully repaired that killed everyone. So sad 😞

[@AFTER_MIDNITE]

@@taratarat5818 It’s absolutely ridiculous. Heads should’ve rolled. They even fired the whistleblower mechanic who said the part needed to be replaced, but unbeknownst to him, the non-qualified supervisor overruled him and said it was okay. The mechanic was horrified to learn about it after the crash.

[@hassanzorome7497]

These pilots have a nerve of steel RIP may the Lord take you to heaven.

[@tomhunter965]

I remember this accident. We lived in Thousand Oaks, CA. We visited the memorial site in Port Hueneme, CA.

[@bachfan7537]

Did you happen to know Kerry Tepper?

[@christopherborum6551]

It's chilling to hear the Southwest pilot say, "He's down," so calmly but you can hear the sadness in his voice knowing his fellow pilot likely didn't survive.

[@a.fitzpatrick4395]

Hitting water at 600 mph would be like hitting concrete.

[@akianaaki4209]

can you please explain more , I wondered about planes hitting the water , is it the same effect like hitting the land? always thought thay there are more chances to survive in water , is there any ? 😢

[@Megamax-ms9xu]

@@akianaaki4209 No way you are going to survive that, land or water. Either way, the plane is going to disintegrate. It doesn't matter if it's at 300mph or 600mph. When you hit water at such high speeds, the water doesn't have enough time to displace and therefore it's like hitting a solid wall.

[@akianaaki4209]

@Megamax-ms9xu thank u for info

[@ATRTAP]

What a terrifying way to go, condolences all around.

[@tinabrain4646]

Watching this knowing there wasnt a thing they could do but knowing its time just rips my heart into pieces ❤❤

[@exex9378]

Awful accident, those pilots did their very best RIP

[@JohnBee123]

The pilots actually got the plane stabalized by flying inverted for a few minutes. Upside down. Amazing pilots.

[@jamierupert7563]

I know. That's crazy.

[@CrazyPanda688]

It wasn’t a few minutes it was just over a minute inverted

[@EzekielBrockmann]

What happened? Did they right the plane?

[@tjtheo3584]

​@EzekielBrockmann elevator was stuck in nose down position forcing a dive. So the pilots used the aelerons to roll the plane, making it into a nose up to level it out. But an airliner can't fly inverted for long as it doesn't have the thrust to weight ratio to beat gravity into submission. Once they lost lift they fell.

[@warnabrotha95YT]

So basically nearly identical to the movie "Flight"

[@lydiakinnaman3679]

Always in the back of your mind. Prayers for the family and friends.

[@stevensofroniou]

The most chilling thing about this is how calm he sounds as there’s not an octave of panic in his voice at all ! I was t expecting the final result and I cannot imagine what the passengers must have felt . RIP you poor unlucky souls 🙏🏻

[@truthray2885]

In short, being a pilot is all glamour until it's no glamour, but only the purest desperation. You can have it.

[@ziggyfreud5357]

Clinical medicine is a bit like that 😢

[@budlanctot3060]

Is this is the one where the jackscrew/ nut failed? IIRC, the mechanic had checked the jackscrew & nut, and determined that they needed to be replaced. His shift was over, next shift mechanic decided it was still within spec. and just closed it up. Either he lied, or he "doctored" the parts, to make it pass inspection. While in operation, the screw probably stripped the threads out of the nut, then the vertical control elevator was banging back and forth between full up and full down position, so plane ride was like a roller coaster on steroids. Eventually, it got stuck in the extreme down position which would be an unrecoverable vertical dive.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

wow.. all over one nut/screw combo..? seems if they could be stripped there would be a back-up.. : (

[@budlanctot3060]

@BEAUTYnIQ nope, NO redundancy. I know how they could have avoided this, and saved tons of money in the process. But it's too late now, probably not many flying this type of plane anymore.

[@OriginalOldSkoolFunk]

@budlanctot3060 Can you explain exactly what the failure was? Do you specifically know what jack screw on what component?

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

@OriginalOldSkoolFunk its the rear tail section a rudder or stabilizer.. bc of the screw failure it was in the extreme positions i.e. fully open/fully closed, then it locked in one and they couldnt move it at all and the plane would not upright and they went in the water.. look up alaaka flt 261

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

@@OriginalOldSkoolFunk ^^^

[@timothywalsh1001]

The cause will make you sick... Vertical control "screw" was never greased... it wore so badly the threads were gone !!

[@lisaincolor4289]

I agree! completely unavoidable 😢

[@Itsindy_]

Imagine watching the plane dive closer to the ocean and there’s nothing you can do so sad. If anyone was alert, they must’ve been the most terrified I could’ve ever imagine 😢

[@jimmiematho8082]

I wonder if the mechanic that fraudulently signed off on the jack screw was ever held to account

[@saularce7957]

May be he was maybe he wasn’t. But I doubt the conscience of that individual would let him sleep knowing that his actions cost the lives of 88 people.

[@crkelle]

Ot was caused by a jack screw of which the tbreads were stripped. There qas nothing the pilots could do to save the plane.

[@steelersforlife9657]

Amazing how calm the captain and FO were knowing that they were most likely about to die.

[@mountainmedium111]

How horribly sad for those poor pilots and and the dear souls on board. God bless every one of them, and all of their familes..

[@RMax-lz4ry]

All I remember is that it was one of the most haunting Mayday episodes ever.

[@ProfessorDisaray]

Sucks when the Alaska Air Maintenance Department totally forgets to lubricate the Jack Screw or even check to see if the screw is damaged. RIP All

[@vdivapino8898]

They didn’t forget. Alaska Airlines management pushed the maintenance on the jack screw to like triple the flight hours. Bottom line the people who died in that crash were collateral damage but the airline saved money on maintenance costs so mission accomplished. It was ugly. 😢

[@claudiotagini]

reading: "also mechanics were signing off that the jackscrew had been serviced when they hadn't even touched it, Most likely because of pressure put on them by supervision." or perhaps just signing off out of irresponsible laziness..? Never seen it?

[@Steff320i]

They even flew the aircraft upside down for a few minutes, as last resort to keep it level.

[@priebess]

Not quite how it happened. A commercial plane does not have the capability of sustained inverted flight. They may have been inverted for a very few seconds but anything longer would have caused engine failure and other catastrophic problems. The brief inverted position would have been due to a loss of all control surfaces from the cockpit and the plane being acted on by inertia forces.

[@CrazyPanda688]

Just over a minute actually. Not a few minutes

[@gingerharm]

@@priebessno, these pilots where hero’s. They fought it to the end. They lost the horizontal stabilator and when’d into a -70 degree dive. At that point the captain flipt the plane which reduced the attitude to -9 degrees. This was held for about a minute but then the engines stalled because of the extreme angle of the oncoming air. A few moments later they hit the water.

[@KAREN-y5j]

I can't hold the tears back!!!! The pilots are not showing any sign of being worried but that's what they had to do GOD BLESS THEM ALL 😢😢😢😢😢

[@joannedavis1991]

This breaks my heart to hear this pilot trying to save this plane and knowing it’s going down.

[@MaryDean-ee4cm]

This was such a sad day for Alaska Airlines. The courage of the crew flying the plane was so evident, they fought to gain control until the bitter end. Rest in peace to all the souls that perished

[@blackking7759]

Much respect for these pilots even at the very end they remain very professional rest in heaven 🙏 thank you for ya services

[@gavinsingh4450]

@@blackking7759 You're pretty assuming that they went to heaven!!!

[@mickywinters8451]

Rest in heaven? What’s with your statement? How do you know they were Christian that accepted Jesus as their savior? According to you people that’s the only way to your heaven. So all the Muslims and taoists and Buddhists and Jews and non believers didn’t go to rest in your heaven did they. Can’t stand you people and your religious comments.

[@ohiowrencher8650]

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 This was a horrible tragedy. All were terrified the last few minutes of flight and subsequently died.

[@daviddavis3389]

delta Burke?

[@richard6440]

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was an Alaska Airlines flight of a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean on January 31, 2000, roughly 2.7 miles (4.3 km; 2.3 nmi) north of Anacapa Island, California, following a catastrophic loss of pitch control, killing all 88 on board: two pilots, three flight attendants, and 83 passengers.

[@alfenner3309]

I have been in a commercial flight that was in a one dive. That was the QUIETEST cabin for the 20 plus seconds in the dive. All I heard was the old lady next to me praying. We all waited for the impact and our life being over. That was the craziest thing I have ever felt in my life . Everyone was strangely at peace with what was about to happen. I can only imagine in other scenarios like this, the same would happen.

[@TomHarding-q6f]

I stopped flying in 1991. I won't fly again.

[@daviddavis3389]

@@ohiowrencher8650 I won't do er Fly again, I'm Adamant about my commitment...the last time that I flew was 1856....,I'LL never forget it...

[@mamacatselliot]

My husband was in the Air Force as a jet engine mechanic. He had been working on a B52 in Guam. That plane was full of fuel and loaded with bombs. Taking the plane down the runway, the pilot hit S1 speed and pulled all throttles back. The explosion upon crashing knocked my husband out of his truck. It turned out to be pilot error. He was traumatized by that.

[@shaunwheldon190]

I remember hearing about that exact incident. When my supervisor was deployed to bag ram Afghanistan, that commercial plane with mrap's loaded incorrectly went down killing the whole crew. He said it was the most terrifying explosion he had ever heard.

[@dawncarson2279]

This is why I hate flying. I'm sorry to all the families of everyone involved and all the responders who had to help with recovery. 🙏

[@ROUZER77]

“Got it back under control here” “No we don’t “

[@Fuzzybeanerizer]

I remember this. At one point they managed to pull out of the dive but were upside-down and could not get the plane to roll over. The pilot said something like "Well, we're stuck upside-down, but at least we're flying."

[@SquatchieEats-h4j]

I live near this crash site. The plane crashed off Pt. Hueneme. There is a memorial right on the beach. Everytime I see it, it makes me sad. Can only imagine what these poor people went through as they met their fate.

[@danbenz6362]

Everything must seem so surreal for people to be that calm in those situations

[@rodleyeriffe9149]

I believe you are born that way. I opened my knee up, falling in glass of a bike at 15. Took 53 stitches, never cried, and my best friend ran upto me looking down to bone. Years later, as a trucker, I was climbing up, near Truckee, CA, in the beginnings of a blizzard I was trying to beat east. An SUV had spun out and was headed down toward a row of trucks, including me. The SUV was on the downward side of a 1/2 mile drop, squeezing the guardrail. I yelled "SQUEEZE" on the CB. You couldn't get a sheet of paper between us. One wrong move, or just unlucky, would have crashed, jacknifed, and probably went down the side with a river waiting at the bottom. If you're a trucker and panic, you'll not see your fifth year. "Midnight Rider" yee haw

[@DonaldjHems]

This happend just offshore at the base I worked at, Port Hueneme, Ventura County about 20 years ago.

[@jimbryant7433]

I worked out there then to. Very sad

[@carolinaorlosky411]

I applaud these captains for their courage! RIP to All ❤

[@BubblyinUSA2010]

So devastating to hear and see how they went down.😢😢 RIP to all aboard.❤

[@PhilGomez-xx8ff]

My finite brain can't even begin to comprehend the emense horror and dread one must begin to feel as the plane is diving downward. I mean like literally that is one of my biggest fears in life that I have actually never flew before . Im 36 years old and I don't think I will ever get to say ive flew in a plane because scenarios like this would from time to time play in my head and i can feel the pure dread just trying to fathom the thought of knowing your in your last few moments of living are bout to come to an end. I think that is more scarier than death itself, or the last few moments on an submersible implosion is another nightmare for me. RIP TO THE BRAVE CREW AND THE POOR PEOPLE ON THAT FLIGHT.

[@tbusch63]

That is your worst nightmare coming ro fruition!!!

[@paulapridy6804]

These guys are heros of the sky every.single.day.😮😢

[@gavinsingh4450]

@@paulapridy6804 HEROES

[@eyemanbish]

It was an Alaskan Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft that crashed

[@brianmccafferty1470]

The jackscrew in the back stripped. Poor maintenance.

[@vincentobrien788]

😮😢

[@scottyhollis6739]

I don’t plan on ever getting on a plane for that very reason I don’t believe that they upkeep their planes because it’s so expensive

[@4321grp]

@@scottyhollis6739 , Nonsense! That Alaska airlines mistake affected all airlines, I was a mechanic with an airline, and we were required to do a thorough inspection of the jackscrew of every airplane.

[@lsnead72]

Alaska Airlines executives extended the maintenance intervals to cut costs. I still believe heads should have rolled due to their actions.

[@4321grp]

@@lsnead72 , absolutely, also mechanics were signing off that the jackscrew had been serviced when they hadn't even touched it, Most likely because of pressure put on them by supervision.

[@kenricknelson310]

So sad smh😔😔😔The pilot was still very professional but I can still hear the fear/distress in his voice. How terrifying that must have been for everyone on board 😔😔😔💯💯💯

[@mikerobinson8734]

There is a lot more to this. It was actually deferred maintenance that caused this jack screw to fail. The jack screw was due to be replaced but was deferred an additional x amount of hours until it could be accomplished. The jack screw eventually failed before it could be replaced resulting in total loss of the horizontal stabilizer .

[@chriso5355]

@@mikerobinson8734 yes because of the wrong grease being used that over time deteriorated the cable that controls that vertical stabilizer

[@mikerobinson8734]

@@chriso5355 JACKSCREW "SCREW" NO CABLE FAILED. The JACKSCREW failed buddy.

[@chriso5355]

@@mikerobinson8734 yes that's affirmative because of the wrong Grease...

[@mikerobinson8734]

@@chriso5355 You need to go back and read the actual report. It was NOT THE WRONG GREASE also WAS NOT A CABLE FAILURE. JACKSCREW failed due to the part (jackscrew) maintenance checks and lubrication of the jackscrew being extended. Period. NOT the "WRONG GREASE" at all NOR did any CABLE FAIL.

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

Looks like somebody still has PTSD over this one.

[@rt.0017]

No, they had no pitch control due to worn out jackscrew that controls horizontal stabilizer. Nothing could've been done to save the plane.

[@brokenages-5216]

elevator

[@STHFGDBY]

That's exactly what I thought, the Jack screw is what controls the pitch, the actual large nut is centered in the middle of the Jack screw, if it unscrews due to engine vibration and separates, the pilot cannot raise or drop the nose of the plane. It is a serious design flaw in planes . but I believe it has now been corrected. Why is it that plane crashes have to happen in order for new safety measures to be implemented.

[@Cynthia_Cantrell]

@@STHFGDBY Because there is a large segment of the population constantly screaming about "job-killing regulations." They have absolutely no clue that many of them were written in blood.

[@davidreed6264]

​@@STHFGDBYBoeing quality😡

[@skiwake38]

​@@davidreed6264The reason it's called the MD-80 is that's it's built by McDonnell-Douglas. Now, if it were the B-80 you'd have a point. Oops. Check that. Don't airlines do their own maintenance?

[@stevecraig-ug3ec]

If this doesn't break your heart, something's wrong with you.

[@abderrahmanekarmane5192]

I couldn't stop crying after reading the report of that accident, specially ehen i watched the air crash vidéo! The voice of Captain is really hitting our hearts & cutting my breathing as he knew that everything was lost!😢😢😢 May their souls rest in peace!