NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
February 2, 2000

NTSB SCHEDULES BRIEFING ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261

National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a briefing tonight on its investigation into the crash of Alaska Airlines flight 261.

Time: 8:30 p.m. (PST).

Location: Needham Theater on 23rd Avenue, at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, California.

Media should enter via the Sunkist (main) gate.

The NTSB also has established two phone numbers for media inquiries about the crash investigation. Those numbers are 805-982-6131 and 805-982-3588.

A temporary phone number also has been established for media inquiries on family affairs matters. That number is 310-337-4692.

NTSB Public Affairs Office: (202) 314-6100.