China Eastern Airlines passenger plane carrying 133 people crashed in Wuzhou, Guangxi, and fell to the ground from 8,000 meters in 2 minutes
On March 21, upstream news reporters learned from authoritative sources that China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 from Kunming to Guangzhou crashed near Wuzhou, Guangxi, and the casualties are currently unknown.
According to CCTV news client news, the reporter learned from the Guangxi Emergency Management Department that a Boeing 737 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines carrying 133 people had an accident in Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, and caused a mountain fire.
At present, rescue teams have assembled and approached, and the casualties are unknown.
The flight MU5735 on March 21 was operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Company.
The flight was originally scheduled to take off from Kunming Changshui Airport at 13:10 pm and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport at 15:05, but after the plane took off at 13:15, it lost contact with the ground around 14:20 pm.
The live video obtained by upstream news reporters shows that the crash site of flight MU5735 is located in the mountainous area of Wuzhou, Guangxi, and there is thick smoke coming from the mountain at the scene.
Some people at the scene found the wreckage of the wing of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane with the fuselage logo of China Eastern Airlines on it.
Flight data shows that after flight MU5735 took off from Kunming Airport, it has been cruising at an altitude of about 8,869 meters.
At 2:19 p.m., the aircraft suddenly descended from cruising altitude, while the flight speed began to decrease from about 845 kilometers per hour.
At 2:21, flight MU5735 lost the ADS-B radar signal and lost contact with the ground.
Upstream news reporters learned that relevant rescues have been launched in Guangxi, and the Civil Aviation Guangxi Supervision Bureau has dispatched an on-site investigation team to Wuzhou to conduct an investigation.
The last safe flight accident of China's civil aviation occurred at 21:38 on August 24, 2010. Henan Airlines Co., Ltd. was ERJ-190, registration number B-3130, and performed the scheduled passenger flight of VD8387 from Harbin to Yichun. , crashed 690 meters away from the runway at the runway 30 of Lindu Airport, Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, and some passengers were thrown out of the cabin during the crash.
The accident killed 44 people, injured 52 people, and caused a direct economic loss of 308.91 million yuan.
Upstream news reporter Hu Lei