How many air crashes did China Eastern Airlines have in the flight history of China?

Speaking of air crashes, the most famous air crash in our country was the Malaysia Airlines MH370 crash in 20 14. On the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the plane lost contact at the junction of Malaysia and Vietnam and has not been heard from since. Previously, the crash of China Eastern Airlines MU5735 shocked the world, which was also a major air crash of China Eastern Airlines. So how many air crashes have occurred in the history of China Eastern Airlines? In fact, there have been four air crashes in the history of China Eastern Airlines. Let's take a closer look.

1989 Shanghai Hongqiao air crash1989 August 15, China eastern airlines flight 55 10 flew from Shanghai to Nanchang, which was a domestic flight. However, when the plane took off at Hongqiao Airport, it crashed into Zhoujiabang River only 240 meters away from the airport due to engine failure, which eventually killed 34 people on board and only 6 people.

1993 Fuzhou air crash19931:501On October 26th, flight MU5398 of China Eastern Airlines Qilu Co., Ltd. crashed on the way from Shenzhen to Fuzhou. On the same day 12: 32, MU5398 got in touch with Fuzhou Tower. The crew went ahead blindly when the visibility was 4 kilometers and the runway could not be seen, resulting in a serious right deviation of the plane. The crew tried to correct it many times, but eventually the plane sank, the tail wiped the ground, rushed out of the runway and broke in two, killing two passengers on board.

2004 Baotou air crash 165438+20041October 2 1 Sunday 8: 2 1, China Eastern Airlines Yunnan B-3072 crashed near Baotou Airport while performing a mission from Baotou to Shanghai. After investigating the plane, the accident investigation team found that the cause of the accident was that the wing pollutants reduced the critical angle of attack of the wing stall when the plane took off, and finally stalled and fell, killing all 53 people on board. The investigation team believes that the plane is likely to frost at night at Baotou airport and did not defrost before taking off, which eventually led to the plane crash.

MU5735, the fourth air crash in the history of China Eastern Airlines crash, crashed at 2 1 day 14:20 on March 2022. MU5735 cruised around 8869 meters above sea level before 14: 19 in the afternoon, and then the plane suddenly descended at a speed of 845 kilometers per hour. During the nearby monitoring process, the plane dived in a straight line without disintegration and fire. An explosion after landing caused a mountain fire. At present, rescuers are still looking for the wreckage of the plane.