In horrific footage caught by a security camera, a China Eastern passenger plane that crashed into the mountains today with 132 passengers on board is seen plunging straight into the ground.
According to accounts, the footage was captured by a security camera at a nearby mining firm.
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the Boeing 737 aircraft was travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou when it “lost aerial communication over Wuzhou” city in the Guangxi province. The plane crashed near Wuzhou in Teng County, causing a mountain fire. There are no survivors to be found.
Flight Mu5735 was witnessed in its last seconds performing a high-speed plunge before crashing into the mountains.
Flight tracker FlightRadar24 reported that the plane plummeted 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 normally takes roughly 30 minutes.
Concerns about a plane disaster arose after local media reported that China Eastern flight MU5735 had not arrived in Guangzhou as anticipated 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 jet had “totally come pieces” and that he had observed neighbouring woodland regions damaged by fire.
