ALOHA AIRLINES FLIGHT 243: HANGING BY A THREAD
Episode 171 | Historical Events
In this History episode we focus on Aloha Airlines Flight 243 — the 1988 flight where an 18-foot section of the fuselage ripped off at 24,000 feet, a flight attendant was swept out of the airplane, and the aircraft landed safely because the floor beams held, and what the accident revealed about how invisible fatigue cracks grow in aging aircraft.
Twelve minutes. An 18-foot section of roof. One woman swept into the sky. Ninety-four people alive because the floor beams held.
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