page_title: Aloha Airlines
section_title: Incidents and accidents
hierarchical_section_title: Aloha Airlines / Incidents and accidents
caption_attribution_description: English: The fuselage of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 after suffering an explosive decompression while in flight on April 28, 1988.
context_page_description: Aloha Airlines was an American airline headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, operating from a hub at Honolulu International Airport. Operations began on July 26, 1946, and ceased on March 31, 2008.
context_section_description: On June 27, 1969, Vickers Viscount N7410 was damaged beyond repair when it collided on the ground with Douglas DC-9-31 N906H of Hawaiian Airlines at Honolulu International Airport.
  On August 8, 1971, Vickers Viscount N7415 was damaged beyond economic repair at Honolulu International Airport when a fire broke out upon landing.
  On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled Boeing 737–297 flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. The aircraft suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui. A senior flight attendant, Clarabelle Lansing, was the sole fatality when she was blown out of the airplane, but 65 passengers and the rest of the crew were injured. The safe landing of the aircraft with such a major loss of integrity was unprecedented and remains unsurpassed. Subsequent investigations concluded that the accident was caused by metal fatigue. The 1990 made-for-television film Miracle Landing is based on this accident.
caption: The fuselage of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 after suffering explosive decompression over Hawaii.
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