The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial
MD-83 operated by TezJet landing at Issyk-Kul
An MD-81 of the type's launch operator, Swissair. It was certified by the FAA in August 1980.
An MD-87 operated by Scandinavian Airlines. The shortest variant, certified in October 1987.
An EAT MD-87 for aerial firefighting was certified by FAA in 2014. Note the external ventral tank which adds a 4 ft "vertical safety distance" between the released retardant flow and the engines.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, to Seattle–Tacoma International
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
…Rock Airport, overshot the runway and crashed into the banks of the Arkansas River. Eleven people, including the captain, died. On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, an MD-83, crashed in the Pacific Ocean because it lost horizontal stabilizer control. All 88 passengers and crew on board were killed. Following the…
N963AS, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in October 1999
Preparation of the flight data recorder for transport from the MV Kellie Chouest on February 3, 2000.
The SCORPIO ROV that was used to conduct an underwater search for the airplane's flight data recorders.
The cockpit voice recorder is held by the robotic arm of the remotely piloted vehicle SCORPIO on the deck of the MV Kellie Chouest.