Aloha Airlines Flight 243
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Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (IATA: AQ243, ICAO: AAH243) 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, caused by part of the fuselage breaking due to poor maintenance and metal fatigue. The plane was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui. The one fatality, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing, was ejected from the airplane. Another 65 passengers and crew were injured. The substantial damage inflicted by the decompression, the loss of one cabin crew member, and the safe landing of the aircraft established the incident as a significant event in the history of aviation, with far-reaching effects on aviation safety policies and procedures.[3]
Accident | |
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Date | April 28, 1988 |
Summary | Explosive decompression caused by metal fatigue and maintenance error[1][2] |
Site | Kahului, Hawaii 20°32′24″N 156°16′48″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-297 |
Aircraft name | Queen Liliuokalani |
Operator | Aloha Airlines |
Registration | N73711 |
Flight origin | Hilo Int'l Airport (ITO) |
Destination | Honolulu Int'l Airport (Now Daniel K. Inouye Int'l Airport) (HNL) |
Occupants | 95 |
Passengers | 90 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 1 (flight attendant) |
Injuries | 65 (8 serious) |
Survivors | 94 |