Nov 14, 2009 aloha airlines flight 243, kahului, hawaii. The aircraft used for the movie bearing the colors of the fictitious paradise airlines, is a boeing 737297ct advanced, registered as n70723. Air crash investigations aloha airlines flight 243 explosive. The boeing 737200 was flying from hilo, hawaii to honolulu, hawaii, when it experienced rapid decompression when a section of the fuselage was torn away. The airplane operated on a flight from hilo international airport, hi ito to honolulu international airport, hi hnl. Aloha flight 243 aloha flight 243 aloha flight 243. Angels of the sky aloha airlines flight 243 confessions. Aloha airlines flight 243, 97861617959, please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or. Aloha airlines, flight 243 boeing 737200, n7371i, near maui, hawaii april 28, 1988 history of the flight on april 28, 1988, an aloha airlines boeing 737, n73711, based at the honolulu international airport, hawaii, was scheduled for a series of interisland flights to be conducted under title 14 code of federal regulations cfr part 121. Aloha airlines flight 243 archives this day in aviation. Aloha airlines flight 243 kahului, hawaii local business.
Military jets military aircraft aviation accidents airline flights civil aviation commercial aircraft aircraft design aircraft pictures air travel. Madeline mimi tompkins born february 14, 1952 is an airline pilot who gained international fame on april 28, 1988, as the first officer on aloha airlines flight 243, which landed safely after an explosive decompression in flight. Aloha airlines flight 243, april 28, 1988 honolulu star. Arii is an important book with an important message. As aloha airlines flight 243 leveled at flight level 240 on an interisland flight from hilo to honolulu, an 18footlong section of the upper fuselage suddenly departed the airplane, sweeping a flight attendant overboard. The onscreen portrayal of paradise airlines flight 243 was taken from the real life events aboard aloha airlines flight 243 on april 28, 1988. The accident aircraft was a nineteenyearold boeing 737, part of aloha airlines 737 fleet for interisland flights ferrying passengers around hawaii. According to national transportation safety board, 1989, p. Captain robert schornstheimer in the cockpit of an aloha airlines boeing 737. At the time, it was owned by aloha airlines, the airline involved in the flight 243 incident.
The film tells the story of paradise airlines flight 243 flying from. Aloha flight 243 in the aloha incident, aloha airlines flight 243 took off on a regularly scheduled flight departing hilo and arriving in honolulu airport. Find out why this boeing 737s roof, detached after an explosive decompression in flight. The aircraft suffered extensive damage, but was able to land safely at kahului airport on maui. The aircraft suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at kahului airport on maui. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at kahului airport on maui. On april 28, 1988, at 46, a boeing 737200, n73711, operated by aloha airlines inc. Aloha air 243 becomes relevant thirty years later fear of landing. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading air crash investigations aloha airlines flight 243 explosive decompression in flight. Aloha airlines flight 243 pilot describes what happened when. Read air crash investigations aloha airlines flight 243 explosive decompression in flight by dirk jan barreveld, editor available from.
Aloha airlines flight 243 aq 243, aah 243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight. The copilot of aloha airlines flight 243 remained remarkably calm, radioing the maui airport tower to prepare medical assistance for passengers, even though she believed her crippled plane would. Please can we suggest looking at these alternative airlines that fly similar routes to aloha airlines, by clicking on their logos. Aah243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii. Jun 28, 2005 so i start my notes about hawaii ill have more later and im working on the pictures, with this little story about aloha airlines. Aloha airlines flight 243 wikipedia airline flights. Aloha airlines flight 243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in. Some of the main cities, covered by aloha airlines were kahului, lihue, honolulu, hilo, kona and hawaii.
Videos, gifs, or aftermath photos of machinery, structures, or devices that have failed catastrophically during operation. Aloha airlines flight 243, a boeing 737297 airliner, faa registration n73711, named queen liliuokalani, was enroute from hilo international airport ipo to honolulu international airport hnl with a crew of 5 and 89 passengers. Aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 727200, n73711, near maui. Clarabelle lansing was a senior flight attendant for aloha airlines back in 1988. Aloha airlines was an american airline based in honolulu, hawaii. Aloha airlines flight 243 mayday tv show wiki fandom. Remembering aloha airlines flight 243, 30 years later youtube. Til that on april 28 1988 aloha airlines flight 243 suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight which caused a large section of the roof to tear off.
Book your flight, hotel, transportation and vacation packages on today. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to. See if you can put yourself there the story of clarabelle lansing. This report attempts to analyze the crash of aloha airlines flight 243 from the corrosion engineering point of view. Aloha airlines, flight 243 boeing 737200, n73711, near maui. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Aloha airlines flight 243 aq 243, aah 243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737200, n73711, operated by aloha airlines inc. Angels of the sky aloha airlines flight 243 confessions of a. This ntsb report examines the causes of the aloha airlines flight 243 crash on april 28, 1988. Apr 07, 2011 the in flight structural failure of an aloha airlines boeing 737200 during an april 28, 1988, flight from hilo, hawaii, u. Apr 27, 2018 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 midair. Fear of landing aloha air 243 becomes relevant thirty years. The accident aircraft was a nineteenyearold boeing 737, part of aloha airlines 737 fleet. Lansing was known by her crew to be a pretty bythebookperson so rather. The captain performed an emergency descent and diverted to maui, landing on mauis runway 02. Madeline tompkins project gutenberg selfpublishing. So i start my notes about hawaii ill have more later and im working on the pictures, with this little story about aloha airlines. Aloha airlines flight one fatality a senior stewardess ejected from aircraft.
Aloha airlines flight 243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii. Air crash investigations aloha airlines flight 243 book scribd. Air crash investigations aloha airlines flight 243 explosive decompression in flight kindle edition by barreveld, editor, dirk jan. April 28, 1988, flight 243 was scheduled for several islandhopping flights. I suspect that aloha airlines flight 243 was quite possibly the biggest game changer for aviation maintenance procedures and regulation but. Air crash investigations aloha airlines flight 243. Aloha airlines flight 243 aviation accidents, aviation.
Aloha airlines flight 243 fuselage on the 28th of april 1988, aloha airlines flight 243 was a scheduled flight from hilo international airport to honolulu international airport. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight but was able to land safely at kahului airport on maui. The ntsb report claimed that it occurred towards the front of the fuselage near row 2, whereas this person says that it occurred further back towards row 5. At the start of the day the first officer performed a normal walkaround pre flight inspection in the predawn darkness and found nothing unusual. Published on apr 27, 2018 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.
Mayday air crash investigations aloha airlines 243. Fear of landing aloha air 243 becomes relevant thirty. On april 28, 1988, aloha airlines flight 243 was a scheduled boeing 737297 flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii. Photo of the fuselage damage on aloha airlines flight 243 on april 28, 1988, a boeing 737200 line number 152, n73711, was scheduled for several interisland flights. The onscreen portrayal of paradise airlines flight 243 was taken from the real life events aboard aloha airlines flight 243. In 1988, aloha airlines flight 243 had a large section of its fuselage separate from the aircraft at an altitude of 24,000 feet. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737200 line number 152, n73711, was scheduled for several interisland flights. There were 90 passengers and five crew members on board. Remembering aloha airlines flight 243, 30 years later. First officer conducted preflight inspection in darkness and noted nothing unusual airplane initially flew 3 round trip flights from honolulu to hilo, maui, and kauai. But miracle landing was more than just a dramatic madefortelevision movie. I remember watching the documentary those images are taken from, they explain how the loose cables whipped around violently, horribly cutting many of the passengers and flight. Aloha airlines flight 243 aircraft accident maui hawaii. On april 28, 1988, aloha airlines flight 243, a boeing 737297 airliner, faa registration n73711, named queen liliuokalani, was enroute from hilo international airport ipo to honolulu international airport hnl with a crew of 5 and 89 passengers.
A native of port acres, texas, tompkins was the first woman to work as a pilot for aloha airlines. Aloha airlines flight 243 boeing 737200 april 28,1988. How these pilots landed a roofless boeing 737 hanging by. This detailed narrative describes the infamous flight two decades ago, in which one flight attendant lost her life and an industry should have begun taking notice of a dangerous development and trend in air safety. On the 28th of april 1988, aloha airlines flight 243 was a scheduled flight from hilo international airport to honolulu international airport. The second inspector stated that he performed a complete visual inspection of the. Kahului, hawaii, april 29 aloha airlines flight attendant clarabelle lansing was in the firstclass section of flight 243, at 24,000 feet 20 minutes out of hilo en route to honolulu. Aloha airlines flight 243 boeing 737200 experienced explosive decompression in flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii on april 28, 1988. A boeing 737297 passenger plane, registered n73711, sustained substantial damage in an accident near maui, hi, united states of america. Zero hour aloha flight 243 disaster video dailymotion. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at kahului airport on. Globally famous for its quality services, aloha airlines enjoyed a handsome share in american aviation. With one flight attendant blown from the cabin to her death and 65 others injured, the aircraft. Aloha airlines, flight 243 history of the flight continued at 25, flight 243 departed hilo airport en route to honolulu as part of the normal scheduled service.
Aloha airlines fleet aviation website for aircraft and airline information flight, travel, fleet listing, production list of airbus boeing douglas embraer dash, atr, sukhoi, saab. Alternatively, you can enter your search using the search bar above and find great flights with alternative airlines. Apollo 50, our hardcover book about the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing, has been. Robert schornstheimer and first officer mimi tompkins were able to. Aloha airlines, flight 243 boeing 737200, n73711, near maui, hawaii april 28, 1988. Read air crash investigations aloha airlines flight 243 explosive decompression in flight by dirk jan barreveld, editor available from rakuten kobo. Executive summary on april 28, 1988, at 46, a boeing 737200, n73711, operated by aloha airlines inc. May 09, 2014 one of the pilots on aloha airlines flight 243 describes what happened when the roof of the plane tore off 26 years ago. Everything seemed normal aboard flight 243 last thursday afternoon when suddenly with a whoosh like a paper bag popping a gaping hole blew open in the fuselage directly above the first class compartment. Read air crash investigations aloha airlines flight 243 explosive decompression in flight by dirk jan barreveld, editor for free with a 30 day free trial. Aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 727200, n73711, near. While the aircraft did make a successful emergency landing, one flight attendant was fatally injured during the unfolding events. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737297 serving the flight.
That much of aloha airlines flight 243 michelle honda remembers clearly. Aloha flight 243 was a boeing 737 that had suffered from metal fatigue and flown well over the intended takeofflanding hours. Aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 727200, n73711, near maui, hawaii, april 28, 1988 united states. In addition to the two pilots, there were three flight attendants, an faa air traffic controller, who was seated in the observer seat in the cockpit, and 89 passengers on board. Asn aircraft accident boeing 737297 n73711 maui, hi.
This is the boeing 737 that lost the forward upper half of its fuselage in flight. Digging deeper the 19 year old boeing 737, named queen liliuokalani was one of the most common jet liners in the world. Aloha airline flight 243 failures from a corrosion engineer stand point. Aloha airlines provided its airline services to 12 cities across canada, the us mainland, the south pacific and the hawaiian islands. At the start of the day the first officer performed a normal walkaround pre flight inspection in.