NTSB Press Release
National Transportation Safety Board
Office of Public Affairs
NTSB BOARD MEETING LOOKS AT THE 2000 ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 ACCIDENT NEAR PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA
December 4, 2002
Washington, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board Meeting Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at 9:30 a.m., at its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. Item to be discussed:
The Safety Board will consider the final report of its investigation into the January 31, 2000 Alaska Airlines accident near Port Hueneme, California. Alaska Airlines flight 216 was in route from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Seattle, Washington with a stop planned for San Francisco, California. All 83 passengers and five crewmembers aboard the MD-80 died when the aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
The Safety Board will provide a simultaneous audio-only webcast. An archived audio/video version will be available after the meeting. A mult-box is provided for sound. This room is lighted for television.
Directions to Board Room: Front door located on Lower 10th Street, directly
below L’Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L’Enfant Plaza station at 9th
and D Streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator
down one level. Board Room will be to your left.
NTSB Media Contact:
Terry N. Williams
202-314-6100
williat@ntsb.gov
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause
of transportation accidents, promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families.
