The Boeing 737-800 crashed and ignited a fire big enough to be seen on NASA satellite images. No survivors have been found as the search continued Tuesday.
No survivors have been found as the search continued Tuesday of the scattered wreckage of a China Eastern plane carrying 132 people that crashed a day earlier in a forested mountainous area in China's worst air disaster in a decade.
China Eastern Flight 5735 was traveling 455 knots at around 29,000 feet when it entered a steep and fast dive around 2:20 p.m. local time, according to data from flight-tracking website FlightRadar24.com. The plane plunged to 7,400 feet before briefly regaining about 1,200 feel in altitude, then dove again. The plane stopped transmitting data 96 seconds after starting to fall.
State media reported all 737-800s in China Eastern's fleet were ordered grounded. Aviation experts said it is unusual to ground an entire fleet of planes unless there is evidence of a problem with the model. China has more 737-800s than any other country — nearly 1,200 — and if identical planes at other Chinese airlines are grounded, it"could have a significant impact on domestic travel," said aviation consultant IBA.
The plane was not a Boeing 737 Max, the planes that were grounded worldwide for nearly two years after deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019. Chicago-based Boeing Co. said it was in contact with the U.S. safety board"and our technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation led by the Civil Aviation Administration of China." The safety board said engine maker CFM, a joint venture between General Electric and France's Safran, would provide technical help on engine issues.
Headquartered in Shanghai, China Eastern is one of the country's top three airlines, serving 248 domestic and foreign destinations.
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