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United Airlines Flight 811

9Fatalities
346Survivors
355On board

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What happened

A Boeing 747 suffers an explosive decompression shortly after takeoff from Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, caused by a cargo door that burst open during flight. Of 355 people on board, nine passengers are blown out of the plane, but the crew manage to land safely at Honolulu.

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