The eighteen‑foot roof tore away - did anyone reach the exit in time?
カートのアイテムが多すぎます
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カートに追加できませんでした。
しばらく経ってから再度お試しください。
ウィッシュリストに追加できませんでした。
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ほしい物リストの削除に失敗しました。
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ポッドキャストのフォローに失敗しました
ポッドキャストのフォロー解除に失敗しました
The eighteen‑foot roof tore away - did anyone reach the exit in time?
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The eighteen‑foot roof tore away - did anyone reach the exit in time?
In this episode, we follow the sequence of a routine Hawaiian inter‑island flight on April 28, 1988, when an eighteen‑foot section of a Boeing 737’s upper fuselage separated at cruise altitude. The narrative traces the aircraft’s long service, the crew on duty, and the moments before and after the roof failed - what happened next is the central question.
Date: April 28, 1988
Aircraft: Boeing 737 registered N73711
Location: 24,000 feet over the Pacific, 23 nm SSE of Kahului, Maui
Person: Clarabelle Lansing (chief flight attendant, 37 years of service)
Event: Eighteen‑foot section of upper fuselage separated during flight
- The airplane had completed 89,680 pressurization cycles over 19 years on short Hawaiian hops, far exceeding the conditions of its certification lab tests.
- The missing fuselage section spanned from just behind the cockpit to the forward edge of the wing, removing the cockpit door and first‑class ceiling.
- A passenger, Gayle Yamamoto, noticed a crack near the forward door on the jetway before boarding but did not report it.
- The crew that day included Captain Robert Schornstheimer and First Officer Mimi Tompkins, both highly experienced on the 737, with Lansing conducting cabin service near row five.
- At 13:46 HST, witnesses described a single whoosh and sudden wind as insulation and ceiling elements blew into the cabin and cockpit.
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