View Full Version : Breaking news - China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 down in Guangxi Province, China
RampDog
21st Mar 2022, 09:15
From the Reuters news website -
BEIJING, March 21 (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 B737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-eastern-airlines-passenger-jet-has-accident-guangxi-state-media-says-2022-03-21/
and video footage of crash site (Twitter)
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1505829095204085760?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7 Ctwgr%5Etweet
Checklist Charlie
21st Mar 2022, 09:55
Poor old Auntie (ABC Website https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-21/china-eastern-airlines-passenger-jet-accident/100928004) has a picture of a A350 but claim it is a B738. Should have asked GT.
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Clare Prop
22nd Mar 2022, 06:32
Aaaand they've wheeled out GT, who of course knows exactly what happened. Pilot suicide according to him.
harrowing
22nd Mar 2022, 10:50
Aaaand they've wheeled out GT, who of course knows exactly what happened. Pilot suicide according to him.
He also stated all pax would have been unconscious due to the g forces. Maybe my understanding of physics differs from his.
Ascend Charlie
22nd Mar 2022, 21:04
There are differing reports on whether it levelled out at 500' and climbed to 1500' before diving in. To level out from a 30,000 fpm descent would take some G, but as soon as the force is released, the blackout/greyout stops.
But that final video doesn't look like a drop from 1500' to me.
First_Principal
23rd Mar 2022, 19:34
This thread (https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/645805-china-eastern-737-800-mu5735-accident-march-2022-a.html) has further discussion, FYI.
airdualbleedfault
25th Mar 2022, 07:42
There are differing reports on whether it levelled out at 500' and climbed to 1500' before diving in. To level out from a 30,000 fpm descent would take some G, but as soon as the force is released, the blackout/greyout stops.
But that final video doesn't look like a drop from 1500' to me.
Charlie the 738 is rated to 2.5g, the wings would fold long before anyone blacked out (at around 5g)
TBM-Legend
28th Mar 2022, 00:10
FDR found ... so hopefully more of the story will unfold..