page_title: United Airlines Flight 811
hierarchical_section_title: United Airlines Flight 811
caption_attribution_description: English: An NTSB photograph from the final report depicting the damage down to United 811
context_page_description: United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled airline flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland. On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747–122 serving the flight experienced a cargo door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu. The resulting explosive decompression blew out several rows of seats, resulting in the deaths of nine passengers. It returned to Honolulu, where it landed without further loss of life.
context_section_description: United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled airline flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland. On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747–122 serving the flight experienced a cargo door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu. The resulting explosive decompression blew out several rows of seats, resulting in the deaths of nine passengers. It returned to Honolulu, where it landed without further loss of life.
caption: N4713U after the cargo door tore off in flight, causing an explosive decompression and ejecting nine people from the plane
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