Twenty minutes into Aloha Airlines Flt. 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 ...

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 started like any normal flight. The Boeing 737-2000 was travelling from Hilo, a balmy beach town on Big Island, to Hawaii’s capital Honolulu, on April 29,1988.

Like Aloha Airlines flight 243, when a poorly maintained Boeing 737 burst midair, leaving a massive 18-foot hole in the fuselage. The National Transportation Safety Board reported the probable ...

3.On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243 "broke apart" mid-flight at 24,000 feet, sending a flight attendant to her death. The nightmare scenario lasted 13 minutes. Miraculously, the pilots were ...