The curtiss jn 4 jenny biplane aircraft was built by the curtiss aeroplane company in 1915.
Roof blows of airplane mid air.
The piece of the fuselage blown off the aircraft was never found.
Aircraft accident report aloha airlines flight 243 boeing 737 200 n7371i near maui hawaii april 28 1988 history of the flight.
The boeing 737 landed safely at kahului airport on maui but it goes down as one of the most significant events in aviation history.
In 2005 a boeing 737 operated by helios airways crashed killing all 121 passengers and crew the deadliest air disaster in greek history after a gradual loss of cabin pressure.
Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off causing an explosive decompression creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and sucking a flight attendant out of the plane.
Investigation by the united states national transportation safety board ntsb concluded that the accident was caused by metal fatigue exacerbated by crevice corrosion.
Initially used as a training aircraft for the u s.
Aloha flight 243 air disaster.
Army it became the backbone of american post war aviation.
The boeing 737 landed safely at kahului airport on maui but it goes down as one of the most significant events in aviation history.
The aircraft was 19 years old and operated in a coastal environment with exposure to salt and humidity.
Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off causing an explosive decompression creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and sucking a flight attendant out of.
A piece of metal rattling around like a roulette ball in the walls of a failed engine.
At some point the crane developed a snag and the nine metre fuselage that was being lowered hung precariously in mid air.