A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 has crashed with 132 people on board, Chinese aviation authority says

CNBC ^ | 21 March 2022 | Karen Gilchrist

[zeestephen]

Contact was lost with the flight over Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region, the authority said. It was scheduled to fly from Kunming to Guangzhou.

[srmanuel]

I wonder it’s a 737 Max 8 the plane that was grounded because of design problems in the development.

[USAF1985]

Any bets they blame the crash on the MCAS pitch issue? Or maybe COVID….

[Houserino]

“6-year-old 737-800 aircraft”

[Rokke]

It was a 737-800. Very reliable. Excellent safety record.

[caww]

Flight data shows it lost 18,000 ft in altitude in a space of two minutes.

[caww]

[caww]

[caww]

[zeestephen]

Re: Max 8

Same thing I wonder.

The two planes that crashed in Africa and Asia in 2019 were 737 MAX, but I do not know if that is the same thing as the Max 8.

I am also suspicious of the fact that all four dead pilots were Muslim.

The same plane flew in Europe and North America for two years without even one incident report on the allegedly defective MCAS device.

[LordOddsocks]

Film of crash site here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10634901/Boeing-737-passenger-jet-carrying-133-crashes-rural-China.html

Cannot see how anyone could survive this.

[Does so]

Not too bad. Expect survivors.

[caww]

[caww]

Have to see but no doubt some wouldn’t make it.

[caww]

[DAC21]

Looks like if came down in a controlled manor to some extent. Semi intact before the fire ravaged it.

[caww]

[LordOddsocks]

In one image it seems the plane is literally pointing down to the ground.

[caww]

[bagster]

Cool pics, caww. It's very often enlightening to know who was on the passenger list these days.

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