The National Transportation Safety Board released the cockpit recording transcript today as it opened a four-day hearing into the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

NTSB says Boeing, FAA share blame for door plug flying off Alaska Airlines flight 02:37. The National Transportation Safety Board has issued new safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation ...

In this National Transportation Safety Board handout photo, plastic covers the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737 Max, on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Ore.

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...

This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was in flight.

National Transportation Safety Board members J. Todd Inman, Michael Graham, Jennifer Homendy and Thomas Chapman meet to discuss Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...