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Aloha Airlines

Events

  • 28 April 1988

    Aloha Airlines Flight 243

    • Boeing 737
    • 1 people who died

    Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737 flying from Hilo to Honolulu on 28 April 1988, lost about 18 feet of its upper fuselage at 24,000 feet when fatigue cracks along a lap joint linked up. Flight attendant C.B. Lansing was swept out of the aircraft.

    3 videos
    • Wonder
    • Mayday: Air Disaster
    • Mayday 247

Videos

  1. Aloha Airlines Flight 243: Fatigue Cracks and the NTSB Inquiry

    DocumentaryMayday: Air Disaster · 20:37

    Event: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (1988)

  2. Aloha Airlines Flight 243: 13 Minutes From Decompression to Maui

    DocumentaryMayday 247 · 10:20

    Event: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (1988)

  3. Aloha Airlines Flight 243: Landing a 737 With Its Roof Torn Away

    DocumentaryWonder · 49:59

    Event: Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (1988)

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