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History[]

Built in 1969 as the 152nd 737. Always in service with Aloha, with the name Queen Liliuokalani, it accumulated 89 680 flight cycles over 35 496 hours in 19 years !

Used for Aloha Airlines Flight 243 on 28 April 1988, the aircraft suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, but was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui, Hawaii. There was one fatality, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing, who was ejected from the airplane. Another 65 passengers and crew were injured.

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