The Alaskan incident came almost three years to the day since Boeing was charged with conspiring to defraud the United States, for allegedly lying to the FAA during its evaluation of the 737 MAX aircraft. More than 300 people perished in two MAX crashes, the first in Indonesia in October 2018; the second in Ethiopia five months later.

Families who lost loved ones in the MAX crashes met Wednesday with the Justice Department to urge federal prosecutors to reconsider criminal claims against the manufacturer.