Aloha Airlines Flight 243
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Aloha Airlines Flight 243
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On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 became an impromptu convertible at 24,000 feet when an explosive decompression tore away the entire upper fuselage. Discover how a flight attendant crawled through hurricane-force winds to save passengers, how pilots landed half an airplane, and how one woman's premonition saved her life while another's hesitation haunts her still. This is the story of thirteen minutes of terror that revolutionized how we understand aging aircraft—and the extraordinary heroism that kept 93 people alive.
SOURCES:
- NTSB Aircraft Accident Report AAR-89/03
- "Miracle Landing" (1990) - TV movie by LionHeart FilmWorks
- Mayday: Air Disaster - Season 3, Episode 1, titled "Hanging by a Thread"
- The Washington Post - "A Flight Attendant's Moments In The Maelstrom" (May 18, 1988)
- Survivor and crew member interviews
- NTSB witness statements and testimony
- Aviation safety databases and reports
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CREDITS: Final Boarding Call is hosted by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas, researched and written by Alice Stern, produced and edited by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas.
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