In NTSB board member John J. Goglia 's statement for the final report , which was concurred with by the other three board members , he wrote : After the crash , Alaska Airlines management said that it hoped to handle the aftermath in a manner similar to that conducted by Swissair after the Swissair Flight 111 accident . They wished to avoid the mistakes made by Trans World Airlines in the aftermath of the TWA Flight 800 accident ; in other words , to provide timely information and compassion to the families of the victims
TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800
Alaska Airlines Flight 261