Incident Overview

Date: Monday 21 March 2022
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-89P (WL)
Owner/operator: China Eastern Airlines
Registration Number: B-1791
Location: 20 km SW of Wuzhou, Tengxian County – ÿ China
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 132 / Occupants: 132
Component Affected: Boeing 737-800 aircraftBoeing 737-800 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed in a mountainous area southwest of Wuzhou, Tengxian County, China, resulting in the loss of all 132 passengers and crew.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed in a mountainous area southwest of Wuzhou, Tengxian County, China, resulting in the loss of all 132 passengers and crew.

Description

China Eastern Airlines flight 5735, a Boeing 737-800, crashed in a mountainous area 20 km southwest of Wuzhou, Tengxian County, China, killing all 132 on board. The aircraft departed Kunming Changshui International Airport at 13:15 (05:15 UTC) on a domestic passenger service to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The aircraft was cruising ADS-B flight tracking data from Flightradar24 shows the aircraft at 29,100 feet, flying along Airway 599 towards Guangzhou. ADS-B data released by Flightradar24 suggest the descent started between 06:20:43 and 06:20:59. Altitude datapoint show the descent stopped about 06:22:00 around 7400 feet and the aircraft climbed to about 8600 feet before the aircraft again entered a steep descent. The last recorded datapoint was at 06:22:35 at 3225 feet. CCTV footage and dashcam appears to show the aircraft in an extremely steep descent before it crashed in a wooded mountainous area. The location where the descent from 29100 feet was initiated, coincides with the point where flight MU5735 began its descent (also from 29100 feet), the day before the accident.

Source of Information

https://news.cctv.com/2022/03/21/ARTIOq7lOCeSP5LuAU9R1V8s220321.shtml?spm=C94212.P4YnMod9m2uD.ENPMkWvfnaiV.15, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/b-1791#2b367bc1, http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TZTG/202204/t20220420_212895.html#https://news.cctv.com/2022/03/21/ARTIOq7lOCeSP5LuAU9R1V8s220321.shtml?spm=C94212.P4YnMod9m2uD.ENPMkWvfnaiV.15, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/b-1791#2b367bc1, http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TZTG/202204/t20220420_212895.html#

Primary Cause

Possible mechanical failure during descent, exacerbated by mountainous terrain and potentially a sudden loss of control.Possible mechanical failure during descent, exacerbated by mountainous terrain and potentially a sudden loss of control.

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