Boeing 737 aircraft disaster of aloha airlines flight 243 at maui, hawaii caused by the safe decompression scenario boeing designed, faa approved, ntsb overlooked. While the aircraft did make a successful emergency landing, one flight attendant was fatally injured during the unfolding events. Aircraft accident report 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. 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. A boeing 737297 passenger plane, registered n73711, sustained substantial damage in an accident near maui, hi, united states of america. The cause of the crash was the captain flying the plane into an area of high terrain without maintaining the safe distance above ground along with an unclear and ambiguous communication by atc. Miami on april 28, 1988, aloha airlines aq flight 243 suffered an explosive decompression, leaving a dead flight attendant and issues related with inspection and maintenance programs during the explosion, the ceiling of the boeing 737200 was torn open, but crew was able to land the damaged jet with 65 passengers and crew on board. Ntsb aircraft accident reports aar the reports provided by hunt library are in pdf format.
Official accident report index page report number ntsb aar8903 access number pb8991c404 report title aircraft accident report aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 737200, n73711, near maui, hawaii, april 28, 1988 report date june 14, 1989 organization name. Aloha airlines flight 243, boeing 737200, n73711 location. One of the pilots on aloha airlines flight 243 describes what happened when the roof of the plane tore off 26 years ago. While the aircraft did make a successful emergency landing, one flight. Otd in 1980, danair flight 1008 strikes a mountain in heavy fog killing all 146 instantly.
Ntsb aar1403 crash following encounter with instrument meteorological conditions after departure from remote landing site alaska department of public safety eurocopter as350 b3, n911aa. The failure of aloha airlines management to properly supervise the aloha airlines maintenance program and to assess the. Aloha airlines, flight 243 boeing 737200, n73711, near maui, hawaii april 28, 1988. Worst plane structure failures air crash investigation plane crash. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was. The accident aircraft was a nineteenyearold boeing 737, part of aloha airlines 737 fleet. The national transportation safety board determines the probable causes of this accident to be. There were 90 passengers and five crew members on board. Aloha airlines flight 243 incident share this news 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. Aug 04, 2017 12 plane crashes that changed aviation. Aircraft accident report ntsb aar8903, aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 737200, n73711. Aloha airlines flight 243 aircraft accident maui hawaii.
Asn aircraft accident boeing 737297 n73711 maui, hi. Official accident report index page report number ntsb aar8903 access number pb8991c404 report title aircraft accident report aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 737200, n73711, near maui, hawaii, april 28, 1988 report date june 14, 1989 organization name national transportation safety board bureau of accident investigation washington, d. National traffic safety board blamed the accident on the failure of the airlines maintenance program to detect significant disbonding and fatigue damage that led to the failure of a lap joint and the. Details of causalities of airline flight 243 source. Aloha airlines flight 243 wikipedia republished wiki 2. 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. Aircraft accident report aloha airlines, flight 243 history of the flight continued at 55.
Aloha airlines flight 243 boeing 737200 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. Aloha airlines flight 243 mayday tv show wiki fandom. This is the boeing 737 that lost the forward upper half of its fuselage in flight. Plane crash history 12 plane crashes that changed aviation. Contributing factors to the accident cited by the ntsb were. As aloha flight 243, a weary, 19yearold boeing 737 on a short hop from hilo, hawaii, to honolulu, leveled off at 24,000 ft. 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. Aah243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii. Fear of landing aloha air 243 becomes relevant thirty. As per national transportation safety board, 1989, p.
On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737200 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at kahului airport on maui. Aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 727200, n73711, near. Flight attendants lansing, jane satotomita and michelle honda started the drink service. 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. Aloha flight 243 was a boeing 737 that had suffered from metal fatigue and flown well over the intended takeofflanding hours. Official accident report index page report number ntsbaar8903 access number pb8991c404 report title aircraft accident report aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 737200, n73711, near maui, hawaii, april 28, 1988 report date june 14, 1989 organization name national transportation safety board bureau of accident investigation washington, d. Aloha airlines flight 243 boeing 737 1988 aircraft incident raw atc audio. On august 31, 1988, the flight, utilizing a boeing 727200 series aircraft, crashed during takeoff, killing 14 of the 108 people on board and injuring 76 others v. The failure of aloha airlines management to properly supervise the aloha airlines maintenance program and to assess the airlines inspection and quality control deficiencies. Worst plane structure failures air crash investigation. The national transportation safety board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the aloha airlines maintenance program to detect the presence of significant disbonding and fatigue damage which ultimately led to failure of the lap joint at s.
Robert schornstheimer and first officer mimi tompkins were able to. This report attempts to analyze the crash of aloha airlines flight 243 from the corrosion engineering point of view. Aviation accident final report national transportation safety. Aloha airlines flight 243 archives this day in aviation. The ntsb report claimed that it occurred towards the front of the fuselage near row 2, whereas this person. The national transportation safety board ntsb, established in 1967, is an independent federal agency mandated by congress through the independent safety board act of 1974 to investigate transportation accidents, determine the probable causes of the accidents, issue safety recommendations, study transportation safety issues, and evaluate. Air crash investigation black box a wing and a prayer aloha flight 243 united flight.
A video, taken from the air just after landing and showing the extent of damage to the airplane is available at the following link video taken after flight 243 landed. The airplane operated on a flight from hilo international airport, hi ito to honolulu international airport, hi hnl. Aloha airlines flight 243 incident, 32 years later. Aloha flight 243 aloha flight 243 aloha flight 243. The ntsb determined that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the aloha airlines maintenance program to detect the presence of significant disbonding and. Aloha airlines flight 243 aq 243, aah 243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii.
There was one fatality, flight attendant clarabelle c. Aloha airlines flight 243 pilot describes what happened. The ntsb report number is ntsb aar8903, dated june 14, 1989. Aloha airlines flight 243 boeing 737200 april 28,1988 honolulu, hi there were very clear precursors that. 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. On april 28, 1988, a boeing 737200, n73711, operated by aloha airlines inc. In 1988, aloha airlines flight 243 had a large section of its fuselage separate from the aircraft at an altitude of 24,000 feet. National transportation safety board investigation. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Aloha airlines flight 243, april 28, 1988 honolulu star.
Aloha airlines, flight 243 boeing 737200, n73711, near maui, hawaii april 28. Delta air lines flight 1141 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between dallasfort worth, texas and salt lake city, utah. 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. Apr 29, 2016 the ntsb report number is ntsbaar8903, dated june 14, 1989.
This lessons learned from transport airplane accidents library is intended to provide information in order to aid in the continual improvement of the safety of commercial air travel. Corrosion engineers stand point submitted by mr nauman hashmi. April 28, 1988, flight 243 was scheduled for several islandhopping flights. Aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 727200, n73711, near maui, hawaii, april 28, 1988 united states. 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. Remembering aloha airlines flight 243, 30 years later. Apr 07, 2011 aircraft accident report ntsbaar8903, aloha airlines, flight 243, boeing 737200, n73711.
June 8, 2015 causes of accident according to the ntsb aloha airlines flight 243 accident was caused by an explosive decompression and structural failure at 24, 000 feet ntsb, 1989. There was one fatality, flight attendant clarabelle lansing, who was ejected from the. These three were jointly responsible for implementing and supervising a program of structural inspections to detect structural anomalies in time. Aloha airlines flight 243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii. Who were responsible for the explosive decompression and. This ntsb report examines the causes of the aloha airlines flight 243 crash on april 28, 1988.
Ntsb aar1402 crash during a nighttime nonprecision instrument approach to landing, ups flight 54. Aloha airlines, flight 243 boeing 737200, n73711, near. On the 28th of april 1988, aloha airlines flight 243 was a scheduled flight from hilo international airport to honolulu international airport. Official accident report index page report number ntsbaar9006 access number pb90910406 report title united airlines flight 232, mcdonnell douglas dc1010, sioux gateway airport, sioux city, lowa, july 19, 1989 report date november 1, 1990 organization name national transportation safety board office of aviation safety washington, d.
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