Air Crash Investigation - S03E11 Hanging By A Thread (Aloha Airlines Flight 243)

National Geographic, Cineflix Productions

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Title: Air Crash Investigation - S03E11 Hanging By A Thread (Aloha Airlines Flight 243)
Producer: National Geographic, Cineflix Productions
Category: Mystery, Air Crash Investigation (Mayday)
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Added: Oct 19th 2011
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On 28 April 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was en route from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii when the roof of the front fuselage was torn off sucking out a flight attendant. The aircraft landed safely at Kahului, Maui. The fuselage failed from corrosion damage and metal fatigue.

Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-200.
Cause of disaster: Faulty lap joint, Metal fatigue, Explosive decompression.

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