Earlier Today , the 2015 built China Eastern B737-800 aircraft (B-1791) doing flight MU5735 (Kunming (KMG) - Guangzhou (CAN) crashed killing all 132 onboard , which prompted the China Eastern Airlines to ground the Fleet (102 B737-800 aircraft) .
Footage of Debris of the China Eastern B737-800 aircraft (B-1791) doing flight MU5735 , Kunming (KMG) - Guangzhou (CAN) , that has crashed few hours ago.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) March 21, 2022
???? Angellai / @Angellai9#safety #accident #aircraft #aviation pic.twitter.com/HnC0mGw6Zi
China's Civil Aviation Regulator CAAC said,
The Boeing 737-800 from Kunming city to the southern hub of Guangzhou "lost airborne contact over Wuzhou" city in the Guangxi region , the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said in an online announcement.
"At present, it has been confirmed that this flight has crashed," the CAAC said, adding that it had activated its emergency response and "dispatched a working group to the scene." The plane was carrying 123 passengers and 9 flight crew members, the CAAC said.
However, an earlier state media report had said there were 133 people on board .Affected carrier 'China Eastern' has set up a hotline for people seeking information about those on board.
The airlines has greyed out its logo on its Weibo account and also changed its website to black and white in an apparent sign of mourning.
Pictures from the scene of a #Boeing 737 crash in south #China.
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) March 21, 2022
latest: https://t.co/otZytipiEw pic.twitter.com/IBFrkJDsK3
Flight Radar24 Tracking data showed the aircraft was traveling at a normal cruising altitude of FL291 (29100 feet) until time 06:20:59Z , after which a sudden descent took place.
The data suggest the plane crashed within about 90 seconds of whatever cause made it to dive towards the ground. The 117 rescuers, working at the crash site and that 650 more rescuers and firefighters, organized by the Guangxi fire department could control the fire , as per the latest report.
Here's the latest flight #MU5735 crash.
— The China Herald (@TheChinaHerald) March 21, 2022
- A crash involving a Boeing 737 aircraft by China Eastern Airlines, with 132 people aboard, crashed at about 2:38 p.m. into a mountainous area in S China.
- It was en route from #Kunming to #Guangzhou.
- The fire has been extinguished. pic.twitter.com/R8Z1V160oB
What did Boeing say ?
Obviously , It's too early for this accident ! Boeing is trying to recover from the B737Max crashes , that happened couple of years ago , B737-800 aircraft has been successful model for the Aerospace major , they will definitely be worried to get the full data of this crash !
Boeing said it was aware of the initial reports of the crash and was "working to gather more information."
CCTV Footage - Final seconds of the visuals of flight MU5735 , that crashed doing flight MU5735 (Kunming (KMG) - Guangzhou (CAN) with 133 people on board.#safety #accident #aviation #avgeek pic.twitter.com/PVyo3Yd3D8
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) March 21, 2022
Granular ADS-B data regarding #MU5735 and aircraft information is now available at https://t.co/0sVw6EOf1v pic.twitter.com/QctI7ObBBY
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 21, 2022