China Eastern Airlines carrying 132 people crashes in China

China Eastern Airlines MU5735 tracked via RadarBox.com 

On Monday, March 21, a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-89P (B-1791) carrying 132 passengers crashed into the mountains of south China's Guangxi Province.

The 6-year-old Boeing 737-800 was en route to Guangzhou from Kunming when it lost contact with Air Traffic Control and crashed in rural Wuzhou City, China. According to CAAC, the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration, 123 passengers, and nine crew members were on board.

China Eastern Airlines - Boeing 737-89P (B-1791) - Dipankar Bhakta - AirTeamImages.com

Crash site in Wuzhou area, China, March 21, 2022 - Source: China News

Here's a video showing the final minutes or seconds of flight #MU5735 before it crashed in a rural near Wuzhou, China. 

Final seconds of #MU5735 - Video source: China Aviation Review

A photo taken with a cellphone shows the plane crash site in Wuzhou, China, March 21, 2022 - Source: Xinhua/Newscom

According to AirNav RadarBox data, the last reported ADS-B message was at 06:22:36 (UTC) and indicated that the aircraft plummeted at a vertical speed of -32,640 feet/min.

MU5735 Flight Log provided by AirNav RadarBox 

Also, according to our data, Guangzhou and Kunming were two routes that were frequently operated by the Chinese airline's 6-year-old Boeing 737. Kunming is the most flown route by the aircraft, followed by Shanghai and Guangzhou, respectively.

China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 (B-1791) Route Heatmap provided by AirNav RadarBox 

China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 (B-1791) Utilization Statistics

China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 (B-1791) Aircraft Utilization Statistics 

Boeing, in a statement, said it was aware of initial media reports and is gathering more information about the crash in southern China. The Chinese government and President Xi Jinping have instructed the country's emergency services to organize search and rescue operations and identify the causes of the aircraft crash.

Flight Data

In addition to the standard screenshots, we've downloaded and processed more granular flight data from B-1791 as it was received by receivers connected to our global ADS-B network. 

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