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No passengers seated near failed Boeing 737 MAX 9 fuselage: NTSB The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said no passengers were seated next to a cabin panel that blew out on an Alaska Airlines (ALK.N) Boeing 737 MAX 9, forcing an emergency landing Friday in a potentially "tragic" incident. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told a press conference late on Saturday the two seats next to the portion of fuselage that blew out were unoccupied. "We are very, very fortunate here that this didn't end up in something more tragic," Homendy said. Parts of the seat next to the fuselage, including the head rest, were missing. read more