Remembering Aloha Airlines flight 243, 30 years later

Years before Captain Sully and the "Miracle on the Hudson," there was Captain Schornstheimer, and the miracle landing of Aloha Airlines flight 243, after part of the plane ripped off in mid-air.

[lizwynaco]

They flew for 10 minutes like this..that's a 10 minutes.

[Kabeyavictoria]

Damn the poor lady got snatched into the air ....how horrific

[tomservo]

incredible that the plane didn't break into two.

[ambrosiapualoke]

I remember this day... I was about 10 or 11 years old. I lived close to Kahului Airport and remember all the sirens

[yubietubie]

If i were on that flight I would have died from a heart attack for sure.

[dseven]

I remember after this happened no one wanted to sit in the front seats of Aloha airlines.

[iloveappleyoutube]

The pilot was an amazingly brave hero of aviation history, they kept calm and safely landed, and all the passengers survived.

[blinderII]

I just could not imagine what it must have been like to experience this.   Absolutely terrifying!  30 years later, I'd still be in therapy!

[ZeranZeran]

Rest easy Clarabelle Lansing ♥ you were trying to help and you did not deserve that.

[rirururu]

Can I just say that whoever built that plane did a fantastic job? To this day, that airplane still has the second highest number of flights out of any airplane in existence. Even after it broke apart, the floor boards held it together for landing and all the other instruments were in tact. It only broke because of poor maintenance and extending its life span.

[BodhiGeraci]

"turning the plane into a convertible"

LMAO HOLY SHIT THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY JUST SAY THAT HAHHAHA

[insignificantaftermathPROJECTS]

Seeing a roof of a plane start to peel off would have been so surreal. The speed, the sudden impact of air. The noise.

[rubengheraw]

what an pilot. God bless you sir, did an tramandious job togheter with the co pilot. This is an big wonder in my lifetime. Ruben from holland, amsterdam.And CB Lansing may your soul rest in peace with our Lord and saviour Jezua

[johnnyfavorite]

Imagine the guy who experienced the roof being torn off while sitting on the toilet.

[UrLocalFriend_]

Rest and peace for the lady 🛬🛬🛬🛫🛫attendant

[gkprivate]

I remember this well. I was a US Air Force Captain at the time. And as an engineer I was very surprised the air frame held up.

[rebeccawasson]

And I thought seatbelts on planes were pointless. I stand corrected

[williamtoad]

The fact no passengers were killed during that at 24, 000 feet at 430mph is insane. Also I bet if you were bumped from first class to the very back of the plane you went from feeling pissed to relieved to guilty

[kalyanbv]

"...arms dangling in the air...hair flying in the wind.." well that explains everything!!

[annetteslife]

It was a miracle that anyone had survived that crash