A Plane That Lost Its Roof in Mid-Air 😱|| Jami Explain

At 24,000 feet, the roof of a passenger plane suddenly tore away in mid-air. 😱 On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was flying from Hilo to Honolulu when a large section of the Boeing 737’s upper fuselage suddenly broke apart. Flight attendant Clarabelle Lansing was lost during the accident, while the pilots fought to control the damaged aircraft with 94 people still on board. What happened next seemed almost impossible. With a huge section of the plane missing, Captain Robert Schornstheimer and First Officer Madeline Tompkins managed to bring the aircraft safely down in Maui after only 13 minutes. But the real mystery was not just how the plane survived… It was why the roof came off in the first place. The investigation revealed years of repeated stress and thousands of tiny cracks around the aircraft’s rivet holes. The disaster became a major warning about aging aircraft and structural fatigue, helping change the way older commercial aircraft were inspected. In this documentary, we explore the full story of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, what happened at 24,000 feet, how the pilots survived the impossible situation, and how this accident changed aviation safety. ✈️ Watch until the end to discover what investigators found inside the aircraft’s structure. If you enjoy aviation disasters, mystery stories, historical events, airplane incidents, facts and documentary videos, subscribe to the channel for more real stories from history. #AlohaFlight243 #Aviation #Airplane #AviationHistory #PlaneCrash #AviationDisaster #Flight243 #AirlineDisaster #History #Documentary #Mystery #AirplaneFacts #AviationSafety #Boeing737