Air Crash Investigationsaloha Airlines Flight 243Explosive Decompression In Flight

On April 1988 at 1346 a Boeing 737200 N73711 operated by Aloha Airlines Inc. as flight 243 experienced an explosive decompression and structural failure at 24.000 feet while en route from Hilo to Honolulu Hawaii. Approximately 18 feet from the cabin skin and structure aft of the cabin entrance door separated from the aeroplane during flight.