A quarter century after American Airlines Flight 261 crashed off the Ventura County coast, families gathered to remember the 88 victims.

In light of the recent D.C. tragedy, a gay traveler reflects on a plane crash that took two of his colleagues' lives.

On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 people onboard due to a jackscrew failure caused by insufficient lubrication. The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 ...

The helicopters arrived at precisely 4:22 p.m., rumbling over the crowd of about 300 that gathered at Hueneme Beach on Friday afternoon for a ceremony to honor the victims of Alaska Airlines ...

SEATTLE — Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the crash of Alaska Airlines 261, a Seattle-bound flight that crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Families of the victims planned a memorial service at ...

Every year for the past 25-years, I await with a tender heart to receive a handmade candle in the mail, impeccably packaged, with a personal letter and a hand-written note from Claire in Seattle ...

For weeks, Seattle-area residents who lost loved ones on Alaska Airlines Flight 261 prepared to mark the 25th anniversary of what had become a rare event: a U.S. airliner crash. Then, two days ...

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 corkscrewed into the ocean here from about 17,000 feet just hours earlier at 4:21 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2000. The force sent walls of water spraying 200 feet into the air.