The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held an investigative hearing open to the public in the NTSB Boardroom on August 6-7. During the hearing, the NTSB gathered sworn testimonies about the Jan. 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. It is a fact-finding step in the safety investigation and the testimonies will become part of the public record.
The accident occurred Jan. 5, when a left mid exit door plug departed the airplane, operated as Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, at an altitude of about 16,000 feet shortly after departing Portland, Oregon, on a flight destined for Ontario, California. Following the loss of the door plug, which led to a rapid decompression, the flight crew returned to Portland where the airplane landed safely. Of the 171 passengers and six crewmembers onboard, eight reported minor injuries.
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