Were all bodies recovered from flight 261?

Most of the passengers and crew remain trapped in the wreckage of the airliner that rests some 640 feet deep in the Santa Barbara Channel. Authorities have said that four bodies were recovered shortly after the crash, although other scattered body parts have been found since then; no identifications have been released.



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A technician for Alaska Airlines performed two breathalyzer tests that showed the pilot had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.134 percent and 0.142 percent – both of which were well above the federal limit of 0.04.

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The pilots were able to stabilize the plane, inverted, for less than a minute (with a 9°pitch towards the ocean). Video of the flight as well as the cockpit voice recorder confirm this. While attempting to rotate (barrel roll) the plane upright they ran out of room and impacted the ocean.

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“Got it,” said Tansky. But there was nothing to be done. They had run out of altitude. “Ah, here we go,” said Captain Thompson, uttering the last words captured on the cockpit voice recorder.

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Flight recorder data showed that Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean at 4:22 p.m., at a speed of more than 200 miles per hour.

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Primarily airplane wreckage, some personal effects, and a very small amount of unidentified human remains were found.

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All the remaining passengers and flight attendants exited the aircraft in less than 45 seconds. Every flight attendant suffered some injury during the evacuation, ranging from scratches to a dislocated shoulder. Despite extensive air and sea searches, no remains of the nine victims lost in flight were found at sea.

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The Boeing 747 broke apart, dropped to about 9,000 feet when it erupted into flames and fell into the Atlantic about 10 miles off Long Island. All 230 people aboard were killed and 196 of the bodies have been recovered and examined by Wetli's office, including one announced today.

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Its settlement with the whistle-blower, John Liotine, calls for him to leave the company by the end of this month. Liotine, contacted at his home in Northern California, confirmed he had reached an agreement that will end his 12-year employment. He said he couldn't comment on the details.

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According to the AirAdvisor Airline Safety Score, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines are all the safest. Each had a perfect accident record in 2022 and had no reported incidents based on data from IATA.

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The pilot, identified as Maj. Andrew Mettler, was confirmed dead Friday after the crash of a combat jet near a San Diego base, officials said.

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