Boeing 737-200 crash, Apr 28, 1988 (1 killed), Kahului
Boeing 737-200 accident on April 28, 1988 near Kahului, Hawaii, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The airline's maintenance program failed to...
- Date: April 28, 1988
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Kahului, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The airline's maintenance program failed to detect disbonding and fatigue damage, which led to failure of the lap joint at S10L and separation of the upper fuselage lobe.
An Aloha Airlines Boeing 737200 (N73711) suffered an explosive decompression and upper fuselage separation at 24,000 feet on a flight from Hilo to Honolulu and landed at Kahului, Maui, on 28 April 1988. One flight attendant was lost from the aircraft and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.