Aloha Airlines Flight 243
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Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight flown by Aloha Airlines between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988, the Boeing 737-200 airplane serving the flight suffe
The ruptured fuselage after landing
N73711, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in February 1988
Flight 243 route: red – actually flown, including the emergency landing on Maui; blue – rest of original flight plan
Left view of the torn fuselage
Uncontrolled decompression
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An uncontrolled decompression is an undesired drop in the pressure of a sealed system, such as a pressurised aircraft cabin or hyperbaric chamber, that typically results from human error, structural f
Aloha Airlines Flight 243
…Aloha Airlines between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988, the Boeing 737-200 airplane 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…
NASA astronaut candidates being monitored for signs of hypoxia during training in an altitude chamber