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Flight 261 sundial at Point Hueneme, CA by Armando Rios
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 PVR-SFO-SEA was lost on January 31, 2000, when it crashed off the coast near Point Hueneme in Southern California when it suffered a catastrophic flight control failure.
We will never forget Flight Attendant Kristin Mills, Flight Attendant Craig Pulanco, Flight Attendant Allison Shanks, Captain Ted Thompson and First Officer William Tansky.