Just over four years ago, on March 21, 2022, the devastating China Eastern Boeing 737-800crash claimed the livesof all 132 people onboard, including nine crew members and 123 passengers.
Years later, Chinese aviation authorities have still not disclosed the official cause ofthe plane crash, formally refusing to publish the final report in June 2025 and declaring that "disclosure may endanger national security and social stability".
On the tragic day, China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735suffered a catastrophic crash, as the aircraft abruptly took an almost-vertical nosedive and plummeted into a mountain in south China's Guangxi province.
The fatal crash claimed the life of everyone on board - 132 souls lost in the blink of an eye.
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The plane was scheduled to fly from the city of Kunming to the city of Guangzhou, and while the flight departed routinely with no unusual incidents reported, shortly before the craft was scheduled to start its descent, the plane entered a sudden nosedive from a cruising altitude of roughly 29,000 feet to 7,400 feet , reports theDaily Record.
Flight data shows the plane made a brief pull-up and levelled off as it climbed to 8,500 feet, before entering a second nosedive which resulted in the aircraft crashing into the side of a mountain.
All this happened in the space of approximately two minutes. According to authorities, the pilots failed to respond to repeated calls from air traffic controllers or nearby aircraft whilst the craft rapidly plummeted.
Described at the time as China's most fatal aviation disaster in 30 years, the news stunned the world and raised concerns for the global aviation industry - and caused unimaginable devastation to the families of those that perished in the tragedy.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
