The black box of the plane that crashed in the mountains in China has been found.
China, First Published Mar 23, 2022, 6:13 PM IST
The black box of the plane that crashed in the mountains in China has been found. A Boeing 737 en route from Kunming, the capital of China’s southwestern Yunnan, to Guangzhou crashed at 2.20pm local time on Monday in the Tengxian Mountains, including the city of Heijo. The Chinese government says 132 people aboard the plane were killed in the crash.
And fell from a height of 3,225 feet, causing a terrible fire. The whole area looked like heavy smoke. Photos and footage of parts of the plane scattered here and there were released. The last E-190 jet crashed in China in 2010, killing 44 people. The plane was carrying 122 passengers and 11 crew members.
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Also the crashed plane should have landed at 3.05. But after losing contact with the airport, an emergency message was sent and it was revealed that the plane had crashed while the search operation was underway. CCTV footage and wildfire footage of the crash in the mountain area were released. At exactly 2.15pm the plane was reported to have crashed head-on and the plane had dropped from an altitude of 29,100 feet to an altitude of 9,075 feet. Then, in the next 20 seconds it dropped to 3,225 feet and then reportedly withdrew from contact.
Chinese media have reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the crash. Rescuers were called to the scene of the crash. After searching for the black box for two days to find out the cause of the crash, it was reported today that one of the plane’s two black boxes had been recovered.
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Last Updated Mar 23, 2022, 6:13 PM IST
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