Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash [Full CVR]

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Published 2021-02-07

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  • @deanbacon8245
    My sister in law was a flight attendant on that flight , gut wrenching , a beautiful person , miss you Alison
  • @davidhynd4435
    There's something especially chilling about the pilot saying "Ah, here we go" just prior to hitting the water. No shouting or swearing. Just a kind of resignation. It makes my blood run cold. It must have been utterly horrific for the cabin crew and passengers. Once the plane is inverted they would have to know that they were about to die. And all for the want of fifty cents worth of grease.
  • @pjhaebe
    Still one of the saddest things I've ever heard. Those guys fought for everything and went down swinging. They deserved to live.
  • Among the people on board, I only knew one. What a tragedy. What horror they all must have felt. The pilots showed courage and fought to the end like the heroes they were. RIP.
  • When they were flying the plane inverted, they actually felt like they had a chance. They never gave up. RIP
  • @cybertech6625
    Those pilots are heroes! They stayed out over the ocean so as to not cause casualties on the ground. What happened to Alaska 261 is nightmare fuel. RIP to all of those who lost their lives in that tragedy.🙏🏾
  • @Texeq
    One of our neighbors died in this. At the estate sale afterwards there was a box of records in the garage, I bought some of the good ones including Grateful Deads American Beauty. It sounds fantastic. I hope they hear it when I play it. Another notable album they had was 'Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera.'
  • @James-hb8qu
    "are we flyin?... we're flyin... we're flyin" This exchange always struck me. At the core of commercial flight, with all of its layers of supporting procedures and actions, is flying. During this crisis the pilots went back to the very heart of it all: aviate. Fly the plane. Right side up, sideways, upside down, just fly it.
  • The MOST haunting airline tragedy. It wasn’t fast. These people knew for 20-30 minutes, maybe longer, the danger they were in. Diving and then recovering? The final one upside down. This one is so sad.
  • What a fantastic crew. Great cooperation and outside the box thinking in the hurt locker. They gave it their all.
  • @andybazz3694
    "Ah here we go" gut wrenching man . Rip all those who lost their lives.
  • Those pilots are an inspiration. They battled right up until the very end. I'm in awe at their composure and clear headed decisions. If you are a passenger they are the type you want to be flying the aircraft. I've always felt they deserved more credit for what they did against an impossible situation.
  • Even though I'm no pilot whatsoever. Every year I would read about this accident and remember all the things the pilot try in order to recover this stricken plane. Never give up.
  • @mtlassen1992
    Every time I fly just off the coast where this happened, I cant help but think about what all these humans went through. Very sad.
  • @deprofundis3293
    That last shot right before hitting the water upside down gave me chills.
  • @stacyw8269
    As a professional aviator, it's very real to imagine the destitution of this situation. They did their best. And, God rest their souls.
  • @Wilson632
    No fear those Pilots were not afraid of a fight that they didn't pick. I know Their family and colleagues are so proud.
  • @Scribe127
    Amazing composure by the pilots. They did all they could.
  • Ah the feeling of helplessness to be a passenger and not be able to do anything. As a parent I was flying in Munich with my two young sons when the pilot said we are delayed landing to fix a mechanical problem on board the airplane. We flew steady at low altitude around the airport and city for 30-45 minutes or so and then successfully landed. I just sat there holding my sons, thinking and not saying anything, so they wouldn’t be wiser for it. At that point what else can you do. I’ve flown a lot since.
  • I can't imagine what those passengers went through as the pilots tried everything they could think of to get control of that plane. Rip. ❤️