Passenger’s iPhone Found In Perfect Condition After Falling 16,000 Feet.
An iPhone that fell from the recent Alaska Airlines ASA 1282 flight flying from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California survived a 16,000 feet drop to the ground after a window shattered on the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft causing phones along with other items to be sucked out mid-air.
The NTSB confirmed the incident and also claimed that there’s another phone that they found to be in working condition after the fall.
Found an iPhone on the side of the road… Still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for #AlaskaAirlines ASA1282 Survived a 16,000 foot drop perfectly in tact!
When I called it in, Zoe at @NTSB said it was the SECOND phone to be found. No door yet😅 pic.twitter.com/CObMikpuFd
— Seanathan Bates (@SeanSafyre) January 7, 2024
While the model of the iPhone is not yet officially confirmed, from the photos shared on X, it could either be an iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro. The iPhone had a hard case for protection.
Seanathan Bates took to X to share the photos of the iPhone claimed, “Found an iPhone on the side of the road… Still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for Alaska Airlines ASA1282 Survived a 16,000 foot drop perfectly in tact! When I called it in, Zoe at @NTSB said it was the SECOND phone to be found. No door yet”.
A broken-off charger was still plugged into the iPhone.