'' Miracle Landing '' ( also known as '' Panic in the Open Sky '' ) is a 1990 American made-for-television drama film based on an in-flight accident aboard Aloha Airlines Flight 243 that occurred in April 1988 . The Boeing 737-200 was flying from Hilo , Hawaii to Honolulu , Hawaii , when it experienced rapid decompression when a section of the fuselage was torn away . With one flight attendant blown from the cabin to her death and 65 others injured , the aircraft was able to make a successful emergency landing at Kahului Airport , on Maui . '' Miracle Landing '' stars Connie Sellecca , Wayne Rogers , Ana Alicia and Nancy Kwan . The film aired February 11 , 1990 on CBS and has since been shown in syndication on network broadcasts throughout the world
Aloha Airlines Flight 243
Aloha Airlines Flight 243
Miracle Landing