iPhone that fell from a height of 5 thousand meters was found intact

One The iPhone, which fell after the plane door was opened on an Alaska Airlines flight, was found intact and working despite falling from a height of approximately 5,000 meters., on Sunday (7). The cell phone was on the side of a road in Portland, United States.

Sean Bates, the game designer responsible for finding the phone, shared the discovery on X/Twitter. The post says this the device was “fully intact” and functionalwith airplane mode on and the battery approximately half charged.

I found an iPhone on the side of the road…still in airplane mode, half battery, and open to baggage claim. #AlaskaAirlines ASA1282 survived a fall from 16,000 feet!

When I call her, Zoe @NTSB He said it was the SECOND phone found. No door yet? pic.twitter.com/CObMikpuFd

— Seanathan Bates (@SeanSafyre) January 7, 2024

In one of the shared images, it is possible to see that an e-mail is open on the smartphone. The message included a baggage check receipt sent by the airline. to the device owner.

After the shares, the developer revealed another curiosity about the iPhone that fell from the plane. The device had the following features: broken charger plug connected to itIt suggests that the door was carried and pulled outward the moment it was opened.

Second mobile phone found

Bates also provided other details about how he found his cell phone using his TikTok account. The man said he saw him while passing by. iPhone fell under tree and is thought to be a device thrown by the driver wandering around the area.

Since the device did not have a screen lock enabled, he decided to turn it on when he saw the email confirming boarding on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. emergency landing after a door was opened and thrown out two days ago. He said the cellphone was clean, scratch-free, and that the case probably helped prevent damage.

While reporting the situation to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Bates was informed that this was the second mobile phone belonging to passengers on the plane found. HE Another device found is a courtyardbut officials did not provide further details.

Already The door that came off the plane during the flight was found in the backyard of a house also in the Portland area. The incident, which was under investigation, resulted in no injuries, and flights of the Boeing 737-900 Max model were stopped, as in the same incident in the USA.