New flight data has strengthened claims that the 2022 crash of a Boeing 737-800 operated by China Eastern Airlines may have been deliberate, according to a report by CNN.
Data released by the National Transportation Safety Board showed that both engine fuel switches were manually moved to the cutoff position while the aircraft was cruising at 29,000 feet. The report said engine power dropped immediately, with no attempt to restart the engines.
More than four years after a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet plunged 29,000 feet and crashed into a mountain in southern China, killing all 132 people on board, newly released data appears to indicate that someone in the cockpit intentionally switched off the fuel supply.… pic.twitter.com/5pu0SRXOIi
— CNN (@CNN) May 4, 2026
The crash of Flight MU5735 in March 2022 killed all 132 people on board, making it China’s deadliest aviation disaster in decades. Chinese authorities have not issued a final report. The Civil Aviation Administration of China has previously denied claims of deliberate action.
Experts cautioned that the data does not confirm motive or who acted, but said the sequence is difficult to explain as a mechanical failure.
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