China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
A white plane with peacock-themed livery seconds to touchdown
B-1791, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 2018
Accident
Date21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)
SummaryCrashed into terrain, under investigation
SiteMolang Village, Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
23°19′25.5″N 111°06′44.3″E / 23.323750°N 111.112306°E / 23.323750; 111.112306[1]
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-89P
OperatorChina Eastern Yunnan Airlines
IATA flight No.MU5735
ICAO flight No.CES5735
Call signCHINA EASTERN 5735
RegistrationB-1791
Flight originKunming Changshui International Airport
DestinationGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Occupants132
Passengers123
Crew9
Fatalities132
Survivors0

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Changshui International Airport, Kunming, to Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou in China. At 14:23 CST (06:23 UTC) on 21 March 2022,[2] the Boeing 737-89P aircraft descended steeply mid-flight and struck the ground at high speed in Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, killing all 132 passengers and crew on board. Multiple reports say that the airplane was deliberately crashed, but the official investigation by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is ongoing.[3][4][5][6] It is the third deadliest air crash in China after China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 in 1992 and China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 in 1994, the deadliest air accident in China Eastern Airlines' history, and the deadliest plane crash in 2022.[7]

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  2. ^ "载133人东航客机广西梧州坠毁，2分钟从8000米坠落地面" (in Chinese). 中新网. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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  5. ^ Larkin, Catherine; Laing, Keith (17 May 2022). "China Eastern Plane Crash Data Suggest Intentional Dive, WSJ Says". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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