On January 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 was climbing out of Portland for Ontario, California when its Boeing 737 MAX 9 lost a door plug at nearly 15,000 feet. Cynthia Tisher’s son was seated beside the opening. His seat pitched toward the hole and his shirt was sucked off his body. She clutched him, afraid he’d be pulled out, too.
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