A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 went down in a rural mountainous region of Southern China on Monday.
The aircraft, which was not a Boeing 737 Max, was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members.
China Eastern Boeing 737-800 Crashes in Southern China
Boeing 737-800 aircraft was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members.
Key Takeaways:
- A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 aircraft, carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members, crashed in a rural mountainous region of Southern China, with no signs of survivors reported.
- Flight data indicates the aircraft abruptly lost altitude from 29,100 feet, briefly recovered, then re-entered a steep dive before the signal was lost.
- Chinese authorities dispatched nearly 1,000 firefighters and militia members to the heavily fragmented crash site, while the FAA offered assistance with the investigation.
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