![]() ![]() This means it would likely take an extreme effort by a pilot or a highly unusual malfunction. He echoed what Cox and Guzzetti said - the 737-800, like other jetliners, is designed so that it won't normally dive at steep angles. "It is possible to come up with many scenarios for malfunction, pilot miscues or some combination that led to the plunge," Berman said, "but none seem likely (in this instance)." It is too early to draw conclusions, Benjamin Berman, a former investigator for Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee, told Bloomberg. "Accidents that start at cruise altitude are usually caused by weather, deliberate sabotage, or pilot error," Dan Elwell, former head of the US' FAA, told Reuters. Once the data recorders - which log conversations between pilots - are found, they will also see if distress calls were made. The probe will try to determine why the plane made such an abrupt and severe dive, which sets it apart from earlier accidents.Īmong other points, aviation experts will consider weather conditions and examine wreckage for any signs of possible malfunction. The plane was a 737-800, seen as one of the safest aircrafts ever made. "It’s an odd profile," John Cox, an aviation safety consultant and former Boeing 737 pilot, said, "It’s hard to get the airplane to do this." However, aviation experts seem to be at a loss to explain the events. The black boxes have not yet been recovered Chinese media has said the government will give an update later Tuesday. US-based aviation analyst Robert Mann told Reuters investigators would need the black boxes, or data recorders, to understand what happened. "It's very odd," Jeff Guzzetti, a former accident investigation chief for the United States' Federal Aviation Administration, the country's aviation regulatory body, told Bloomberg. The plane plunged almost 26,000 feet in 95 seconds.Īnd, in a twist, the dive seemed to halt for 10 seconds before resuming.Įxperts puzzled by the plane's behaviour before crash > 20 seconds later it was just 3,225 feet above the ground. > 135 seconds later it nosedived to 9,075 feet. > At 11.50 am (India time) the plane was cruising at 29,100 feet. What happened to China Eastern Airline flight MU5735?įlight MU5735 was travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou when it plunged from cruising altitude. China plane crash speed and altitude details (Credit: officials and those from the airline and the Civil Aviation Administration of China, are scouring the crash site but the force of the impact and the fire means debris has either scattered or burned. The steep dive has baffled experts, particularly since the plane seemed to be operating normally minutes before the tragic accident. A little over 24 hours after a China Eastern Airline plane crashed in the country's Guangxi province, igniting a large forest fire and killing all 132 on board, experts are working to understand why and how flight MU5735 fell 29,100 feet in the space of a few minutes. ![]()
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