Alaska Airlines 261
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between FL 200 and 250. Airplane performance calculations indicated that between about 130 and 140 pounds of pulling force was required to recover from the dive. At 1611:43, the first officer stated, “whatever we did is no good, don't doOpen official document at PDF page 21Loss of Control and Impact with Pacific Ocean, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N963AS, January 31, 2000