According to a homeowner of Oregon, he discovered an iPhone that had fallen 16,000 feet from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, and it was in excellent shape.
On Friday, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft experienced an emergency landing in Portland due to a door plug blowing out while in flight. The destination of the aircraft was Ontario, California.
On Sunday, X user Sean Bates said that he came upon a passenger’s smartphone by the side of the road.
“Still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for #AlaskaAirlines ASA1282,” Bates wrote in an X post. “Survived a 16,000 foot drop perfectly in tact [sic]!”
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
Bates posted images of the phone on social media, showing what looked to be rainwater or dew on the screen. The phone’s email app was open, and there were no visible dents or cracks.
“When I called it in, Zoe at @NTSB said it was the SECOND phone to be found,” Bates stated.
The Oregonian resident revealed in a TikTok video that he found the phone while out for a walk.
“I wanted an excuse to go on a walk this afternoon, and the NTSB had asked people to go and report anything that… fell out of the recent Alaska Airlines accident,” he said.
“And, uh, I found a phone sitting on the side of the road that had apparently fallen 16,000 ft,” he said.
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Although the emails on the phone linked it to the aircraft, Bates admitted that he was “a little skeptical” about the phone falling from such a great height. When it was discovered, it was unlocked.
“I was thinking this could just be thrown out of a car, or someone dropped it while they were jogging… so I opened it up and it was in airplane mode with a travel confirmation and baggage claim for Alaska 1282,” he explained.