IMG-LOGO
News

Man unexpectedly discovered airplane seats washed up on beach, generating mysterious theories about where they were from

News - Dec 24, 2023
Man unexpectedly discovered airplane seats washed up on beach, generating mysterious theories about where they were from

An airplane seat washed up on the Jersey beach

The incident was captured by a user, @itsmatthewjacob, when he was walking on the Jersey Shore on Absecon Island.

According to Matthew, he had a couple of days off from filming a movie, so he decided to visit Jersey Beach.

During the walk, Matthew accidentally saw a strange object in the distance, which he initially thought was a branch of a tree.

But when he walked over, there was something that left him shocked: a row of rusted airplane seats.

American man discovered airplane seats on Jersey Beach. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob
American man discovered airplane seats on Jersey Beach. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob

Based on his descriptions, the row of airplane seats consists of 4 odd seats, firmly fixed with screws, heavily rusted, and covered with moss.

He then immediately ran along the beach, where he found plane seats, to look for the remaining parts of the plane.

Matthew also reported the incident to the police soon after and was seen with authorities, detailing his findings in another viral video.

A strange row of airplane seats washed up on Jersey beach. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob
A strange row of airplane seats washed up on Jersey beach. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob

Airplane Seats Discovery: Generate theories related to the 1997 TWA 800 Flight accident

Matthew shared his looking journey video on TikTok, which gained over 15 million views and more than 15 thousand comments.

The majority thought the plane seats belonged to TWA Flight 800, which was related to the 1996 airline accident.

Back traced to the serious airline accident, TWA 800 Flight, a commercial flight en route from New York to Paris, which exploded and fell down the Atlantic near Long Island shore, New York City, on July 17, 1996.

All 230 passengers and crew members on the plane died in this accident.

The mysterious row of airplane seats was supposed to belong to the TWA 800 Flight. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob
The mysterious row of airplane seats was supposed to belong to the TWA 800 Flight. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob

The investigations were conducted to find out the cause of the explosion and have determined that the likely cause was an explosion in a fuel tank near the inside of the fuel filling and distribution system.

However, this incident has caused many controversies and different theories about the real cause of the explosion.

Others pointed out that airplane seats typically have armrests separating the chairs, similar to bus or train seats,

I was thinking of flight 800, one user wrote.

I was one of the boarding ticket agents for TWA flight 800. I can still remember some of the faces. It was like a nightmare, the second affirmed.

4 across means that it has to be from a widebody plane. TWA 800 had a 3-4-3 economy configuration, just saying, another guess.

I don't think they're plane seats... perhaps subway or bus, someone commented.

Matthew found a strange row of airplane seats during his walk on Jersey Beach. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob
Matthew found a strange row of airplane seats during his walk on Jersey Beach. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob

The Witness Receives Interview Invitations From News Officers Regarding Airplane Seats Discovery

In the following videos, Matthew claimed that he has received many interview invitations from the Daily Mail, New York Times, etc. to provide specific information about his findings.

Matthew continuously received invitations for interviews about the incident. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob
Matthew continuously received invitations for interviews about the incident. Image Credit: TikTok/@itsmatthewjacob

"So the last couple of days have been insane for me. People magazine reached out, the Daily Mail, and New Jersey News.

"And I keep getting the same questions like, 'Where were you?' 'When did this happen?' and 'Do I still think it's airplane seats?'" Matthew said this in the viral video.

"Right now, I think it's the TWA 800 Flight," Tiktoker confirmed.