Alaska Airlines Crew Struggled To Control Aircraft Before Crash

National Transportation Safety Board Member John Hammerschmidt, describing the investigation into the late-afternoon crash Monday of an Alaska Airlines' MD-83, said yesterday that four aircraft witnessed the plunge into the sea. Air traffic control tape shows the crew was struggling to control the...

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