- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 21, 2022 |
Time: | 0622 |
Location: | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China |
Operator: | China Eastern Airlines |
Flight #: | MU 5735 |
Route: | Kunming - Guangzhou |
AC Type: | Boeing 737-89P WL |
Registration: | B-1791 |
cn / ln: | 41474/5453 |
Aboard: | 132 (passengers:123 crew:9) |
Fatalities: | 132 (passengers:123 crew:9) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Flying at 29,098 feet, the jetliner started descending in a dive until it reached 7,400 feet. It then briefly climbed to 8,600 feet and then it made a steep dive, crashing in a mountainous wooded area. The airplane disintegrated upon impact killing all 132 people aboard. According to multiple news agencies, the accident was most likely caused intentionally, through control inputs that put the plane into its fatal nosedive, The CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) has yet to release a final report. |
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