Am 24. United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled airline flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland.On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747–122 serving the flight experienced a cargo door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu.

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-122 (c/n 19875/89, reg N4713U), … ″I was praying for my life, for the lives of the passengers, that we would get down safely,″ said Laura Brentlinger, chief purser on United Airlines’ Flight 811.

The resulting decompression blew out several rows of The resulting decompression blew out several rows of seats, killing 9 passengers. United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure in flight on Friday, February 24, 1989, after its last stopover at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. The resulting decompression blew out several rows of seats, killing 9 passengers. Februar 1989 kam es an Bord einer Boeing 747 auf dem United-Airlines-Flug 811 durch das Versagen der vorderen Frachtraumtür zu einer explosiven Dekompression, durch die neun Passagiere mit ihren Sitzen aus dem Flugzeug geschleudert und in den Tod gerissen wurden. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-122 (c/n 19875/89, reg N4713U), delivered to United Airlines on … Crewmembers on Thursday told of 25 terrifying minutes aboard the jet when the forward cargo door and a 10-by-10 foot section of fuselage ripped away during the Feb. 24 flight.

Template:Infobox Airliner accident United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure in flight on Friday, February 24, 1989, after its stopover at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure in flight on Friday, February 24, 1989, after its stopover at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. Laura Falci of Chicago was already asleep in seat 24A when United Airlines Flight 811 took off for New Zealand early Friday, her hair falling over her black double-breasted jacket.