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“Survived the 16,000-foot (about 4,900-meter) crash unscathed,” finder Sean Bates wrote on the social network X, adding that he had handed the device over to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
An NTSB spokesman told multiple media outlets that the phone “likely” came from the damaged Alaska Airlines plane. He added that the equipment has now been handed over to this aviation company.
According to Bates, the cell phone, still half charged, was virtually intact and in airplane mode. He realized it probably belonged to someone on an Alaska Airlines flight when a receipt for two checked bags from that airline’s flight appeared on the unlocked display. A defective charging cable was connected to the device.
On Friday, while flying from Portland to Ontario, California, at an altitude of less than 4,900 meters, the part of the fuselage containing the window that fills the opening for the emergency exit broke off. The pilots had to return to the airport, none of the 171 passengers and six crew members were injured. However, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the temporary grounding of around 170 aircraft worldwide.
The torn-off portion of the fuselage and some other items, including another cell phone, were previously found in a Portland suburb.
A Portland teacher found a door in the backyard that had fallen off a Boeing during the flight
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