Hawaiian Airlines Plane Roof Ripped Off

Years before captain sully and the miracle on the hudson there was captain schornstheimer and the miracle landing of aloha airlines flight 243 after part of the plane ripped off in mid air.
Hawaiian airlines plane roof ripped off. One of the pilots on aloha airlines flight 243 describes what happened when the roof of the plane tore off 26 years ago. Aah243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii. Aloha airlines flight 243 iata. A passenger jet loses a portion of its fuselage in flight over hawaii and is forced to make an emergency landing.
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. It was the 89th 747 100 built out of a total of 205. Roof of aloha airlines plane rips off midflight on april 28 1988 an aloha airlines boeing 737 lost a section of its roof at 24 000 feet between hilo hawaii and honolulu killing a. Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off.
A gaping hole ripped open on the right side of a united airlines jumbo jet carrying 354 people today sucking eight to 11 passengers to their death 20 000 feet above the pacific ocean authorities. Boeing said the plane was delivered to united airlines on nov. It was the sixth of that model delivered to united. Directed by dick lowry.