At 14:23 CST (06:23 UTC) on the 21st of March 2022, 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) seems to be still ongoing.
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 7,400 feet and the aircraft climbed to about 8,600 feet before the aircraft again entered a steep descent. The last recorded datapoint was at 06:22:35 at 3,225 feet. CCTV footage and dashcam appears to show the aircraft in an extremely steep descent before it crashed in a wooded mountainous area.
This is the third deadliest aviation accident in China after China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 in 1992 and China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 in 1994, the deadliest in the history of China Eastern Airlines, and was the deadliest plane crash in 2022.
Aircraft Information:
Airline: China Eastern
Code: MU / CES
Aircraft: Boeing 737-89P
Registration: B-1791
Serial Number: 41474
Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B24
First Flew: 05/06/2015
Age: 6.8 Years
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