| Status: | Information is only available from news or social media reports |
| Date: | Monday 21 March 2022 |
| Time: | 06:22 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-89P (WL) |
| Operator: | China Eastern Airlines |
| Registration: | B-1791 |
| MSN: | 41474/5453 |
| First flight: | 5 June 2015 (6 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B26E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 123 |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 133 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tengxian, Guangxi ( China) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kunming Wujiaba International Airport (KMG/ZPPP), China |
| Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China | |
| Flightnumber: | MU5735 |
China Eastern Airlines flight 5735, a Boeing 737-800, crashed in a mountain range in Tengxian, Guangxi, China, according to local media.
The aircraft departed Kunming International Airport at 05:15 UTC on a domestic passenger service to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. ADS-B flight tracking data from Flightradar24 shows the aircraft at 29,100 feet until data show a sudden and steep descent at 06:22 UTC.
中国東方航空5735便（ボーイング737-800）が江西省藤縣の山脈地に墜落したと現地メディアが報じている。同機は昆明国際空港を 05:15 UTCに離陸し、広州白雲国際空港に向かっていた。ADS-Bを使うFlightradar 24では同機は高度29，100フィートだったが06:22 UTCに突如高度を急に下げている。
追加
CCTV footage and dashcam appears to show the aircraft in an extremely steep descent before it crashed in a wooded mountainous area.
中国CCTV報道などは同機が著しい急降下で森林に激突したとある。
The location where the descent from 29100 feet was initiated, coincides with the point where flight MU5735 began its descent (also from 29100 feet), the day before the accident.
The location where the descent from 29100 feet was initiated, coincides with the point where flight MU5735 began its descent (also from 29100 feet), the day before the accident.
29100フィートからの降下が開始された地点は、事故の前日にMU5735便が（同じく29100フィートから）降下を開始した地点と一致している。
*最後の一文の意味が不明です。
» Flightradar24 track
Sources:
» CCTV News» Flightradar24 track
Photos
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kunming Wujiaba International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport as the crow flies is 1078 km (674 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Kunming Wujiaba International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport as the crow flies is 1078 km (674 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
