- 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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