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Crash: China Eastern B738 near Guangzhou on Mar 21st 2022

by qb on 3/21/2022, 12:12:04 PM with 56 comments
  • by NamTaf on 3/21/2022, 3:02:29 PM

    The million-dollar question now is how it managed to recover after plummeting 2/3 its altitude, only to do so again shortly after? That shows that it was still operable and could aviate, and opens up many more questions.

    https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1505863117343014916

  • by fsflover on 3/21/2022, 1:05:10 PM

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30751785

  • by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on 3/21/2022, 1:31:16 PM

    This makes me sad. Horrible news.

  • by belter on 3/21/2022, 4:37:01 PM

    "China Eastern flight MU5735 crashes, 132 people were on board" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30751785

    "Plane carrying 132 people crashes in Guangxi hills" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30754868

  • by krnlpnc on 3/21/2022, 2:48:49 PM

    Was this the 737NG model that was found to have accelerated wear and possible cracking of pickle forks?

    Not trying to speculate, only wondering if the same model of plane.

  • by elboru on 3/21/2022, 2:36:07 PM

    In that photo the plane looks totally vertical. Is that common on crash accidents?