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What happened to the Eastern Airline MU5735: A close look

New Delhi, Mar 21: A China Eastern Airline plane MU5735 that crashed in Guangxi province on Monday had 132 people on board. There were 123 passengers and nine crew members.

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    What happened to the Eastern Airline MU5735: A close look

    While on a flight from Kunming to Guangzhou, the Boeing 737 went down over the mountains in southern China causing a massive forest fire.

    Here is a look at what happened:

    • The flight departed Kunming at 11.11 pm (10.41 am IST)
    • The plane was due to land in Guangzhou on China's South Coast at 3.05 pm
    • The contact was lost over Wuzhou city and the radar showed the aircraft making a steep descent.
    • At 11.50 am the plane was cruising at 29,100 feet
    • The next data available 135 seconds later showed that the plane had descended 9,075 feet.
    • The last tracked altitude was 3.225 feet some 20 seconds later.
    • The plane was travelling at 376 knots per hour
    • The tracking stopped at 11.52 India time

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