China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was a scheduled passenger flight from Kunming to Guangzhou in China. On March 21, 2022, the Boeing 737-89P operating the flight crashed in Guangxi, China.
.jpg) B-1791, the aircraft involved in the crash, photographed in 2015 | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 21, 2022 |
| Summary | Crashed into terrain; possible intentional crash, under investigation. |
| Site | Shentangbiao, Molang village, Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China[1] 23°17′10″N 111°07′30″E / 23.286°N 111.125°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-89P |
| Operator | China Eastern Yunnan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | MU5735 |
| ICAO flight No. | CES5735 |
| Call sign | CHINA EASTERN 5735 |
| Registration | B-1791 |
| Flight origin | Kunming Changshui International Airport[2] |
| Destination | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport |
| Occupants | 132[3] |
| Passengers | 123[3] |
| Crew | 9[3] |
| Fatalities | 132 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The flight left Kunming Changshui International Airport, Kunming at 13:15 local time (05:15 UTC).[4] It was going to Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou. At 14:22, the plane began to show signs of crashing. The wreckage of the plane was found near Teng County, Guangxi.[5] The aircraft was carrying 132 people, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members.[6][7][8][9]
Crash
changeAccording to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), contact with the aircraft was lost over the city of Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. At 2:20 p.m. CST, while preparing to descend into Guangzhou, the aircraft entered a sharp descent.[10] It fell 20,000 feet, to 7,400 feet.[11] The plane gained 1,200 feet before crashing into a hillside.[11]
The accident was caught by security camera, shown in a near vertical dive without a vertical stabilizer, and with a white trail behind it as it descended, before disappearing out of view. A piece of the aircraft was found miles away from the final crash site of the aircraft, hinting to a midair breakup.
The plane left a 65-foot (20 m) deep hole in a surrounding forest.[8]
References
change- ↑ "广西消防：发现客机残骸碎片，尚未发现遇难者遗体" [Guangxi Fire Department: Fragments of passenger plane wreckage were found, but the remains of the victims have not yet been found]. j.eastday.com (in Chinese). March 21, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ↑ "MU5735搭载133人广西藤县发生事故，昆明长水机场不知情：2点57分已到达" [MU5735 carrying 133 people had an accident in Teng County, Guangxi, Kunming Changshui Airport was unaware: arrived at 2:57]. time-weekly.com (in Chinese). March 21, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "东航一架波音737飞机坠毁民航局已启动应急机制" [A Boeing 737 of China Eastern Airlines crashed, the Civil Aviation Administration has activated the emergency mechanism]. Civil Aviation Administration of China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ↑ "China Eastern Airlines jet with 133 on board crashes in Guangxi". The Week magazine. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-89P (WL) B-1791 Wuzhou, Tengxian County". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ↑ 郭倩 (March 21, 2022). "架搭载133人的客机在广西藤县发生事故，伤亡情况未明" [A passenger plane carrying 133 people was involved in an accident in Teng County, Guangxi, the casualties are unknown]. CCTV News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ↑ Stoddart, Michelle; Yiu, Karson (April 20, 2022). "No abnormalities found in China plane crash: Investigators". ABC News. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Associated Press (April 6, 2022). "U.S. experts analyzing black boxes from China Eastern Boeing 737 that nose-dived into mountainside killing 132". CBS News. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ Yiu, Karson; Hutchinson, Bill (March 23, 2022). "Black box analyzed for pilots' actions in China Eastern Airlines crash". ABC News. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ Campbell, Charlie (March 21, 2022). "Why the China Eastern Crash Is Such a Shock to the Country". Time. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Bradsher, Keith (April 4, 2022). "A Flight Over China in Clear Skies, Followed by a Nosedive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
