Was Clarabelle Lansing ever found?

She was thrown out of the airplane and fell to the ocean, 24,000 feet (7,315 meters) below. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Cape Corwin coordinated a three-day search along with Coast Guard and Marine Corps helicopters, airplanes and other ships. Her body was never recovered.



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NTSB investigation reopened Recovery crews reported that no other debris or evidence of human remains had been discovered. The NTSB inspected the cargo door and determined that the condition of the locking mechanism did not support its original conclusions.

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The other four crew members survived, as well as all of the 89 passengers, thanks to Captain Bob Schornstheimer and First Officer Mimi Tompkins. “The way the plane was and the way he landed it was so perfect. Just one mistake and the thing could've just broke right in half,” said passenger Lopaka Brown.

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After 61 years of service, Aloha Airlines flew its last flight on March 31, 2008 — an interisland hopper from Maui that landed in Honolulu at 10:34 p.m. More than 1,000 people packed the airport to greet the flight with tears and hugs as they said their final goodbyes.

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Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappearance • Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappearance, also called MH370 disappearance, disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet on March 8, 2014, during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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Some 83 aircraft have been declared “missing” since 1948, according to data compiled by the Aviation Safety Network. The list includes planes capable of carrying more than 14 passengers and where no trace — bodies or debris — has ever been found. Related Graphic: Where Could Flight 370 Be? >>

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The pilots were able to stabilize the plane, inverted, for less than a minute (with a 9°pitch towards the ocean). Video of the flight as well as the cockpit voice recorder confirm this. While attempting to rotate (barrel roll) the plane upright they ran out of room and impacted the ocean.

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Flight recorder data showed that Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean at 4:22 p.m., at a speed of more than 200 miles per hour.

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Mango has not flown since July 2021, just before entering a business rescue plan similar to that of Comair.

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