Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of aloha airlines flight 243.
Flight to hawaii roof ripped off.
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Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off causing an explosive decompression creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and sucking a flight attendant out.
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On april 28 1988 aloha airlines flight 243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii.
On april 28 1988 a boeing 737 297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight but was able to land safely at kahului airport on maui there was one fatality flight attendant clarabelle lansing who was ejected from the.
Aloha airlines flight 243 iata.
The flight was just another routine interisland flight.
Aah243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii.
Digging deeper the 19 year old boeing 737 named queen liliuokalani was one of the most common jet liners in the world.
Last april 28 a flight attendant was killed and 61 persons injured when a portion of the fuselage on a boeing 737 peeled off during an aloha airlines flight from hilo to honolulu exposing the.
Officials here said the damage was not as extensive as the damage suffered april 28 1988 when part of the fuselage of an aloha airlines boeing 737 peeled off in flight from hilo to honolulu.
Eighty nine passengers were on board that inter isl.
Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off causing an explosive decompression creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and.
On april 28 1988 aloha airlines flight 243 was on the way to honolulu from hilo when a huge portion of the upper part of the fuselage blew off the airplane.