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China Eastern Boeing 737-800, registered B-1791, seen in Bangkok in 2016.

Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern China

By Yong Xiong and Helen Regan, CNN

Updated 0858 GMT (1658 HKT) March 21, 2022

(CNN)A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the mountains in southern China's Guangxi region on Monday afternoon, according to China's Civil Aviation Administration.

The Boeing-737 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou when it lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. On board were 123 passengers and nine crew members, CAAC said in a statement posted online.

Rescue teams are en route to the accident scene, where there is fire visible on site, but the casualties are unknown, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Initial state media reports had indicated there were 133 people on board.

A rescue team has been dispatched to the crash site, the CAAC statement said.

Status:	Information is only available from news or social media reports
Date:	Monday 21 March 2022
Time:	06:22 UTC
Type:	Boeing 737-89P (WL)
Operator:	China Eastern Airlines
Registration:	B-1791
MSN:	41474/5453
First flight:	5 June 2015 (6 years 10 months)
Engines:	2 CFMI CFM56-7B26E
Crew:	Fatalities: / Occupants: 9
Passengers:	Fatalities: / Occupants: 123
Total:	Fatalities: / Occupants: 133
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	Tengxian, Guangxi (   China)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (KMG/ZPPP), China
Destination airport:	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China
Flightnumber:	MU5735

Narrative:
China Eastern Airlines flight 5735, a Boeing 737-800, crashed in a mountain range in Tengxian, Guangxi, China, according to local media.
The aircraft departed Kunming Wujiaba International Airport at 05:15 UTC on a domestic passenger service to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. ADS-B flight tracking data from Flightradar24 shows the aircraft at 29,100 feet until data show a sudden and steep descent at 06:22 UTC.

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