The aircraft was powered by two CFM56-7B26E turbofan engines. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-89P (737NG or 737 Next Generation) with the registration B-1791 and serial number 41474. It was the first fatal crash involving China Eastern Airlines since November 2004's Flight 5210. Many smaller pieces of wreckage were scattered in the surrounding area. Footage from the crash site showed wreckage and a fire. The video showed the plane in a near vertical dive seconds before it hits the ground. The final descent and crash was filmed by a security camera at the premises of a local mining company. Residents of the villages surrounding the crash site heard a loud explosion. Others showed "loss of contact", "unknown," or a blanked-out status. Some information channels such as Kunming Changshui International Airport and Umetrip temporarily showed that flight had arrived due to not registering the flight's loss of contact. The aircraft crashed in the mountainous regions of Teng County causing a fire in nearby vegetation. It briefly leveled off and climbed from 7,400 ft (2,300 m) to 8,600 ft (2,600 m), but then plunged downwards again, reaching a final recorded altitude of 3,225 ft (983 m) less than two minutes after the beginning of the descent, with a maximum descent rate of nearly 31,000 feet (9,400 m) per minute. ![]() At 14:22 (06:22 UTC), while approaching its top of descent into Guangzhou, the aircraft entered a sudden steep descent from 29,100 feet (8,900 m). Ĭontact with the aircraft was lost over the city of Wuzhou. The aircraft had been scheduled to travel earlier from Baoshan to Kunming, but this segment of the journey was temporarily suspended due to low passenger numbers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China. The aircraft departed Kunming Changshui International Airport for Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 13:15 CST (05:15 UTC) and was scheduled to land at 15:05 (07:05 UTC). It is the third deadliest air crash in China after China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 and China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303, the deadliest air accident in China Eastern Airlines' history, and the deadliest plane crash in 2022. ![]() Multiple reports say that the airplane was deliberately crashed, but the official investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is ongoing. On 21 March 2022, the Boeing 737-89P aircraft operating the service descended steeply mid-flight and struck the ground at high speed in Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, killing all 123 passengers and 9 crew members. Molang Village, Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, ChinaĢ3☁9′27″N 111☀6′43″E / 23.32417°N 111.11194☎ / 23.32417 111.11194 Ĭhina Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight in China from Kunming to Guangzhou. B-1791, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2018Ĭrashed into terrain possible intentional crash, under investigation
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