China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) was a domestic passenger flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport to its planned destination, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. At 14:23 China Standard Time (06:23 UTC) on 21 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. It is the third deadliest aviation accident in China, the deadliest in the history of China Eastern Airlines, and the deadliest plane crash in 2022. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is responsible for the investigation.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-89P (737NG or 737 Next Generation) registered as B-1791 with serial number 41474. It was powered by two CFM International CFM56-7B26E turbofan engines. It first flew on 5 June 2015 and was delivered new to China Eastern Yunnan Airlines (subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines) on 25 June 2015.
Aircraft
The 737-800 has a solid safety record, with 11 previous fatal accidents) (the first in September 2006) out of more than 7,000 planes delivered since 1997.
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