iPhone 17 Pro Found ‘Pristine’ After Surviving Fall From Airplane

iPhone 17 Pro Survives 3,600-Foot Plunge From Plane, Found Pristine in Canadian Field

A Canadian artist stepped out of a small plane at 3,600 feet. Her iPhone 17 Pro didn’t. Minutes later the device sat face-up in a canola field. Untouched. Still working. Physics of the Fall Heather Cline never meant to test Apple’s latest flagship this way. The mixed-media artist from Saskatchewan wore her iPhone 17 Pro on a lanyard-style case around her neck. Wind ripped the phone free the moment she opened the door. It tumbled through open sky…

Another iPhone 17 Pro plummets from plane, and found intact

A Canadian artist dropped her iPhone 17 Pro from a plane at 3,600 feet, then found it sitting face-up and virtually untouched in a canola field. Here's why this is more common than you'd think.iPhone 17 Pro survives 3,600-foot fall from a planeHeather Cline, a mixed-media artist from Saskatchewan, Canada, routinely takes to the skies with her husband, David, in their small plane. The goal is to gain inspiration for her artwork, which often depic…

iPhone 17 Pro found ‘pristine’ after surviving fall from airplane

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.

Canadian drops iPhone 17 Pro out of a plane... and it still works

I’ve been telling people that 2025’s iPhones are extremely durable. If you still don’t believe me, well, a Canadian artist’s iPhone tumbled out of a plane and survived a roughly 1km fall. Saskatchewan artist Heather Cline flies with her husband on a small four-seater plane; while he’s piloting, she’s taking photos and videos as references […]