RESOLVING THE LEDGER
RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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Go to the 9to5Mac home page Switch site 9to5Toys 9to5Google Logo 9to5Google Electrek Drone DJ Logo DroneDJ Space Explored About Privacy Toggle social menu Toggle dark mode Search for: Submit Toggle search form Forums Store Podcasts Apple@Work Happy Hour 9to5Mac Daily Overtime iPhone iPhone Mac Mac MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac Mac mini Mac Studio Mac Pro iPad iPad Pro iPad Air iPad mini iPad iPadOS Watch Apple Watch Apple Watch Ultra Apple Health Apple Watch SE Vision Vision Pro visionOS Music and TV Apple Music AirPods HomePod Apple TV Guides Reviews How Tos AAPL Apple Store Apple Arcade Apple Card Apple Silicon Apple One Apple Fitness+ CarPlay Siri HomeKit Toggle dark mode iPhone iPhone 17 Pro iPhone 17 Pro found ‘pristine’ after surviving fall from airplane Ryan Christoffel | Jul 31 2026 - 11:04 am PT 3 Comments When iPhone 17 Pro launched, Apple touted the device’s improved durability. One user just put that claim to the test—unintentionally—and came away shocked after her iPhone 17 Pro survived an airplane fall unscathed.
Have you ever accidentally dropped your iPhone from the passenger seat of a plane?
It’s certainly not advisable. But if you do, you might be surprised how well the device survives.
Per a new video report shared by CBC , Heather Cline was recently seated as a passenger in the plane her husband was flying in Saskatchewan when her iPhone took an unfortunate dive.
The iPhone 17 Pro was in a case initially, but per Cline, “the airstream sucked the phone right out of the case.” From there, it fell out of the airplane and dropped 1.1 kilometers (or about 2/3 of a mile).
Though they might have otherwise considered it lost, the couple saw that the iPhone was still showing up on Find My. So they decided to go search for it.
And when they found it, face-up in a canola field, it was “pristine.”
To be fair, for every amazing story of the iPhone’s durability, there are also plenty of reports of enduring damage after a short fall from a pocket.
Regardless, Cline’s story is an impressive testament to the hardware quality of Apple products.
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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.
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