What did China announce about the cause of the plane crash carrying 132 people?

Officials China on April 20 announced the preliminary results of the investigation into the Boeing 737-800 crash on March 21, killing all 132 people.

At that time, the plane with the number MU5735 of China Eastern was on its way from Kunming city (Yunnan province) to Guangzhou city (Guangdong province – China). However, it plunged almost vertically at an altitude of nearly 9,000 meters, eventually crashing to the ground at a speed of nearly 600 km/h in the rugged mountainous area of ​​southern Guangxi province.

Summary of the preliminary report on the cause of the accident, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) did not release any details from the aircraft data device and the cockpit voice recorder, according to the report. Reuters.

“Both black boxes have been severely damaged and recovery and data analysis are still underway to determine the cause of the Boeing 737-800 crash,” CAAC said in a statement.

The CAAC also did not release any notable details that may have caused the catastrophic crash after a month of investigation. Most accidents are caused by technical and human factors.

“There are many difficulties in investigating the cause of this accident and the evidence is very limited at the moment” – Xinhua News Agency quoted a CAAC official as saying.

However, CAAC insisted the crew was qualified, the plane was properly maintained, the weather was good and there were no explosives on board.

The ill-fated plane after crashing into the ground broke into thousands of pieces, but mainly concentrated in one area, but a part of the wing tip was found 12 kilometers away, according to the report. Reuters.

Debris from a China Eastern plane crashed in Guangxi on March 21. Photo: AP

Aviation safety experts say that eliminates the cause of the Boeing 737-800 plane blowing up in the air before crashing to the ground.

In the context of not being able to decode the black box data, experts say that it is necessary to answer the question: “Did the fragment cause the plane to crash or when the plane crashed to the ground, then caused that piece of debris to fly? far”.

Searchers at the scene of the plane crash on March 21. Photo: China News

According to the CAAC, to conclude the cause of the plane crash carrying 132 people will take up to 2 years or even more.

Although the cause cannot be determined, but one month after the accident, China Eastern has resumed commercial flights of its 223 fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft.