In terrifying footage captured by a security camera, a China Eastern passenger plane that crashed into the mountains today with 132 people on board is seen diving straight into the ground.
According to reports, the video was captured by a security camera at a local mining company.
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the Boeing 737 aircraft was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it “lost airborne contact over Wuzhou” city in the Guangxi region. The plane crashed near Wuzhou in Teng County, causing a mountain fire. According to reports, rescue workers have found no survivors.
Flight Mu5735 was seen in its final seconds performing a high-speed nosedive before crashing into the mountains.
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Flight tracker FlightRadar24 reported that the plane dropped from 29,100 feet to 9,075 feet in 2.15 minutes. It reached 3,225 feet in another 20 seconds before the flight data was cut off.
This altitude drop from cruising to landing usually takes about 30 minutes.
Worries about a plane crash began when local media reported that China Eastern flight MU5735 did not arrive in Guangzhou as planned after taking off from Kunming shortly after 1:00 p.m.
After 2:22 p.m. local time, when MU5735 arrived in Wuzhou, FlightRadar24 showed no more data for it.
According to AFP, a villager told a local website that the plane had “completely fallen apart” and that he had seen nearby forest areas destroyed by fire.
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