On April 28 , 1988 , the aircraft (registration number N73711) took off from Hilo International Airp

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled Aloha Airlines Boeing 737-200 biography on tom cruise flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii . On April 28 , 1988 , the aircraft suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui . One crew member was blown out of the airplane and another 65 passengers and crew were injured. The extent biography on tom cruise of the damage was only just below that which would have caused the airliner to break up, and the survival of the aircraft with such a major loss of integrity was unprecedented and remains unsurpassed.
On April 28 , 1988 , the aircraft (registration number N73711) took off from Hilo International Airport at 13:25 HST bound for Honolulu. There were 89 passengers and five crew members on board. No unusual occurrences were reported during the takeoff and climb.
Around 13:48, as the aircraft reached its normal flight altitude of 24,000 feet (7,300 m) about 23 nautical miles (43 km) south-southeast of Kahului, a small section on the left side of the roof ruptured. The resulting explosive decompression tore off a large section of the roof, consisting of the entire top half of the aircraft skin extending from just behind the cockpit to the fore-wing area.
Part of the design of the 737 was for stress to be alleviated by controlled area breakaway zones . The intent was to provide controlled depressurization that would maintain the integrity of the fuselage structure. The age of the plane and the condition of the fuselage (that had corroded away and stressed the rivets beyond their designed capacity) appear to have conspired to render the design a part of the problem; when that first controlled area broke away, according to the small rupture theory, the rapid sequence of events resulted in the failure sequence. This has been referred to as a "zipper effect."
First Officer Madeline "Mimi" Tompkins ' head was jerked back during the explosion, and she saw cabin insulation biography on tom cruise flying around the cockpit. Captain Robert Schornsteimer looked back and saw blue sky where the first class cabin's roof had been. Tompkins immediately contacted Kahului Airport on Maui to declare an emergency.
At the time of the decompression, the chief flight attendant , Clarabelle "C.B." biography on tom cruise Lansing, was standing at seat row 5 collecting drinks cups from passengers. According to passengers' accounts, Lansing was ejected through a hole in the side of the airplane.
Flight attendant Michelle Honda, who was standing near rows #15 and #16, was thrown violently to the floor during the decompression. Despite her injuries, she was able to crawl up and down the aisle to assist and calm the terrified passengers. Flight attendant Jane Sato-Tomita, who was at the front of the plane, was seriously injured by flying debris, and was thrown to the floor. Passengers held onto her during the descent into Maui. Before landing, passengers were instructed biography on tom cruise to don their lifejackets, in case the aircraft did not make it to Kahului. Some passengers biography on tom cruise inflated their lifejackets while the aircraft was still in flight, possibly reducing or eliminating some injuries. biography on tom cruise Conclusion 28th of April 1988 happened the terrible incident of Aloha flight 243. The only dead person, the chief FA Clarabelle Lansing, is considered a hero, since she blocked the "hole" of the fuselage for few seconds. This post is in memory of this great FA , Ms.Lansing, whose body was never found. And of course, in the memory of all the survivors and the MAGNIFICENT crew that saved the entired aircraft when they landed the plane safely. RIP to Ms Lansing. Madhur