China Eastern Airlines accident calendar

Speaking of air crashes, the most famous air crash in China was Malaysia Airlines MH370 in 20 14. The plane lost contact at the junction of Malaysia and Vietnam on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and has not been heard from since. Previously, the crash of China Eastern Airlines MU5735 passenger plane shocked the world, which was also a major air crash of China Eastern Airlines. So how many air crashes have occurred in the history of China Eastern Airlines? In fact, there have been four air crashes in the history of China Eastern Airlines. Let's take a closer look.

1989 Shanghai Hongqiao air crash1989 August 15, China eastern airlines flight 55 10 flew from Shanghai to Nanchang, which is a domestic flight. However, when the plane took off at Hongqiao Airport, it crashed into Zhoujiabang River only 240 meters away from the airport due to engine failure, which eventually killed 34 people on board and only 6 people.

1993 Fuzhou air crash1993165438+1at 0: 50 on October 26th, flight MU5398 of China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. Qilu Airlines Co., Ltd. crashed on the way from Shenzhen to Fuzhou. On the same day 12: 32, MU5398 got in touch with Fuzhou Tower. The crew went ahead blindly when the visibility was 4 kilometers and the runway could not be seen, resulting in a serious right deviation of the plane. The crew tried to correct it many times, but in the end, the plane sank, the tail grazed the ground, rushed out of the runway and broke in two, killing two passengers on board.

2004 Baotou air crash 165438+20041October 2 1 day at 8: 021minute, China Eastern Airlines Yunnan B-3072 plane crashed near Baotou Airport while performing a flight from Baotou to Shanghai. After investigating the plane, the accident investigation team found that the cause of the accident was that the wing pollutants reduced the critical angle of attack of the wing stall when the plane took off, and finally stalled and fell, killing all 53 people on board. The investigation team believes that the plane is likely to frost at Baotou Airport at night, and it did not defrost before taking off, which eventually led to the crash of the plane.

MU5735 is the fourth air crash in the history of China Eastern Airlines, which crashed on March 2 1 day 14:20, 2022. In the afternoon 14: 19, MU5735 cruised at an altitude of about 8869 meters, and then the plane suddenly descended at a speed of 845 kilometers per hour. During the monitoring nearby, the plane dived in a straight line without disintegration and fire. An explosion after landing caused a mountain fire. At present, rescuers are still looking for the wreckage of the plane.