Hawaiian Airlines Plane Roof Ripped Off

243 an 18 foot section of the cabin s roof had ripped off creating explosive decompression at 24 000 feet and sucking 58 year old flight attendant.

Hawaiian airlines plane roof ripped off.

Honolulu a 10 by 20 foot rectangular hole tore open on the right side of a united airlines jumbo jet carrying 355 people to new zealand early friday sucking nine passengers to presumed death at. Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off causing an explosive decompression creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and sucking a flight attendant out of. In 1988 an aloha airlines boeing 737 lost an 18 foot section of its roof at 24 000 feet between hilo hawaii and honolulu killing a flight attendant. 26 mi south southeast of kahului on the island of maui a small section on the left side of the roof ruptured with a whooshing sound.

Honolulu a gaping hole ripped open on the right side of a united airlines jumbo jet carrying 354 people today sucking eight to 11 passengers to their death 20 000 feet above the pacific ocean. Twenty minutes into aloha airlines flt. Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off causing an explosive decompression creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and. 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 mid air.

After a routine takeoff and ascent the aircraft had reached its normal flight altitude of 24 000 feet 7 300 m when at around 13 48 about 23 nautical miles 43 km. Flying at about 24 000 feet 23 minutes into the flight the ceiling above the passengers just aft of the entrance door suddenly and explosively ripped off leaving an open sun roof about one quarter the length of the airplane. The pilot landed on maui with the remaining.