Across
- 3. Aircraft manufacturer (6 letters)
- 5. U.S. state where the incident occurred (6 letters)
- 6. Part of aircraft structure that failed catastrophically (8 letters)
- 8. Surname of the 44-year-old captain in command (12 letters)
- 12. Length in feet of the section that tore off (8 letters)
- 14. What accumulated in joints causing deterioration (9 letters)
- 15. Age of the aircraft in years at time of accident (8 letters)
Down
- 1. Surname of First Officer Madeline "Mimi" (8 letters)
- 2. Flight altitude in thousands of feet when failure occurred (10 letters)
- 4. Surname of flight attendant Clarabelle who was ejected (7 letters)
- 7. What type of fatigue caused the structural failure (5 letters)
- 9. Military rank of Robert Schornstheimer (7 letters)
- 10. Name of the airline involved in Flight 243 (5 letters)
- 11. What built up in the cabin that caused the failure (8 letters)
- 13. Type of decompression that occurred (9 letters)
- 15. Acronym for agency that investigated the accident (4 letters)