Chinese authorities say the Boeing 737-800 was level at 29,000 feet when it suddenly went into a fast and fatal nose dive. Veteran investigators say the plane’s black boxes could answer critical questions.
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#ChinaEasternAirlines #Boeing747 #BlackBoxes
Since 2000, Boeing has 111 accidents. Boeing is a crap company just like NBC news.
Wow, so many (flight simulator) pilots on YouTube …
@kitk888: LOL yeah, it’s like YouTube Law School graduates, they come out of the woodwork.
With the millions of hours they’ve logged in their bedroom, they must be experts.
😲
This arircraft was a 737 800 MAX but they have to lie. Whatever… The largest human part they found is a fingernail… But thats o.k. Make chop suey ! ahahahahhahah mmmmmm with lemon grass soup ! Idiots!
May the Boeing 737 crash in 1994 in Pittsburgh Rest In Peace! Once again a 737 and nosedive in the same sentence
Was it intentional?
I am interested. I flew from LAX on its first flight from the US to Guangzhou.
FAA!! ACT NOW!! GROUND ALL 737 NOW!!!
rushin much?
@Stephen Borgheselesson needs to be learned from 737max crashed
China knows exactly what happened
china eastern 737’s updated with Thales/ACSS NXT-800 . dont need the blackboxes. all data on planes now live fed to satellites
@Orbital Cooker I found the news.
where can we get the data?
@Lee RuoryChina local government has already sent 600 people to search for the black box with their own eyes.
plane was pulled back on 10000
then it again go down vertically
either way MCAS or autopilot error
pilot seemingly intentionally pulled up the nose of the plane
then it went down again
eeryily similar than the MCAS failures
pilot fighting to pull it up
then the automatism pushing down
@cnccarving: Does it hurt, I mean are there physical symptoms present when you utter stupidity with such profundity?
@Kristiana Wilson True. The other thing is that a lot of them have been listening to the press reports and watching the Netflix documentary about the Max, which are inaccurate. As such a lot of them don’t have a clue as to the real nature of the problem and how it occurred. I agree that Boeing made serious mistakes in the way it designed MCAS. However the Max is not “aerodynamically unstable” or “prone to stalling” like many people are saying. MCAS was simply added to eliminate the handling differences between different versions of the 737 so pilots wouldn’t feel the difference. And sure it was done for financial reasons, which they are all screaming about. But then they go online looking for cheep airline tickets and they buy airline stocks and want big returns. You are right. Having to listen to these people talk about things they don’t understand is very frustrating. It makes me wish I could get on a 737 Max and fly to another planet.
@Joe Vignolo LMAO, They have fixed it though right? they’re not all grounded anymore
@Kristiana Wilson The 737 Max’s are no longer grounded. From what I’ve read the MCAS has been redesigned to eliminate the design defects that caused to two crashes. Would I fly on one? Sure. Especially if it were going to another planet.
@Kristiana Wilson its NOT A MAX!!!!
Bet china is going to blame anothet country.
Boeing says: Our planes are perfect, if there is a crash, it must be the pilot’s problem
@杨小锋 dont use boeing in china then
@ming karajan Airbus will be very happy to hear this news
CORRECTION! The “black” boxes are actually bright orange!! So they can be found!!
Ashes
If they’re intact
@Vena moose The black boxes can be completely smashed but that’s not what matters. The critical part is the memory modules that are imbedded inside the boxes. They can survive the extreme G forces experienced during a crash like this and still retain the data they contain. Once the boxes are found and the memory modules are removed from the rest of the device they are connected to another device in a laboratory that allows the data to be read out.
Not just the flight crew. Who was on the manifest?
Remember Trump said that he was very mad mad mad at China and wanted something evil to happen to China, to this day Trump and his Republican party says the same thing, remember Trump. Mouth.
Russia hack
After seeing the Twins Towers nose dive at free fall speed, you can’t rely on basic physics anymore.
The captain Sum ting won and co captain We tu lo both Chinese is probably at fault
Those aren’t the name characteristics for Chinese people. That’s like Korean and Vietnamese.
Seems as though if it was mechanical the plane might still nose dive but spiral out of control. In the simulator you can see a nose dive but the plane is spiraling. This was a controlled deliberate nose dive for some reason.
not if the stabilizer broke off, it can be structural failure too.
The Chinese are racists and unaware of the punishment and rewards👏
@Joch Nick how terrible for you to say this
@Joch Nick Shame on your racial comment
Would losing both it’s wings cause it not to spiral?
Boeing 737-800????? You mean the 737 max lmao . Same planes that crashed in 2014 and never fixed the problem with the new hidden adds to the plane and no pilot training on the new thing put on the plane that would literally make the plane crash itself
The 737 max is a diff plane
@Ray DanielIV: Does it hurt, I mean are there physical symptoms present when you utter stupidity with such profundity?
Well at least we know that whatever the Chinese FAA finds will be truthful and honest
When will they release the names of the people on board
I doubt it
@M D you got it. I’m a Chinese in Beijing.
@M D Wake up, it was the lab. They tested over 80,000 animals to no effect. The lab is next to the wet market, infected workers used it as their local supermarket.
They are giving the black box to Americans according to the American news. Boeing is an American company in Seattle btw.
“Call on the Lord in the day of trouble,
and He will deliver you”
Psalm 50: 15
I hope at least one person on that flight called on the Lord.
Not a single body part found? I really hope that they all escaped to a parallel universe during that horrifying 2 minutes.
@Reservoir Dogs Doesn’t matter where and how I found the source. Are you questioning the information?
Maybe they were raptured.
@Katiedid 1975 – Oh. Has that started already? Could take a while if that’s the system they’re using. Not that it would affect me!
Body parts and a mist of blood is different.
Already found.Just some tissue fragments.
technical error on behalf of Boeing. guaranteed. rip all the souls lost to corporate greed
Yup. No black boxes yet, no solid facts, no investigation, no final report, no nothing and yet you already know for sure what happened. Guaranteed.
Oh good, a worthless fake guarantee from a youtube comment.
5g??
Like the birds in Mexico
Probability of ‘pilot suicide’ is VERY high on this one. The ‘event recorder’ has to be retrieve..lots of information there.
China is going to blame the Uighurs who miraculously learned how to fly and crash jets from their detention cells.
black box will never be found come on. this is deliberate
@Mad Love: Does it hurt, I mean are there physical symptoms present when you utter stupidity with such profundity? OK, let’s say it was deliberate. What do you think happened to the black boxes, the perpetrator willed them out of existence? Used a Jedi mind trick to vanish them to another dimension?
why
Did I hear NBC reporter said the video showing the plane nose dive was recorded by a surveillance camera? The video format suggests it ‘s likely recorded by a cell phone. If that’s true, NBC must issue a public apology for politicizing a tragedy.
China will fake all blackbox data and blame Boeing on everything..
737 has a stellar safety record, one of the safest planes to ever fly. The max had a problem with software not the plane itself. I suspect an error in maintenance or hijacking. That being said, if there is a problem with the newer 737’s, I hope they resolve it quickly.
@Mango Mussolini when I say hijacking I also include cabin crew. Both that and maintenance are my speculation. China eastern does have a vary good safety record, but individuals can make mistakes. The max is new, but not made anymore. Boeing currently only makes the 737 -700 -800 -900.
@ken duncan Perhaps you have trouble understanding my comment. I addressed hijacking as OTHER than crew-related, and then specifically listed the possibility of a crew-related incident. As for mistakes, you don’t simply get this kind of airframe performance from faulty maintenance. Aerodynamic factors and aircraft performance simply do not support your thesis.
Some history on the 737. Early 737 models specifically the 737-200, 737-300 had an issue with the rudder that would cause the plane to roll and dive to the ground. This caused a number of crashes with many fatalities. Some of the planes that crashed were in the United States while other were international.
@Steven Caio First, you’re going back to 1968?. Second, this is a 737-800, not a 100 or 200. Third, of all the mishaps involving ANY 737 model in its 54 years of service, less than 10 involved cruise phase accidents.
if i had to bet i would say this is a murder/suicide…although given that this plane was manufactured under Dennis Muilenburg’s watch, I can’t say that ill be all that surprised if it turns out to be the result of some sort of manufacturing defect resulting from his proclivity to cut corners for the sake of profit
The pilot could be doing something like Air China CA106 pilot did in 2018 on its 737, he smoked electronic cigarette, he was so busy high and let to the plane plunged from 31,000 to 13,100ft.
@T o: Does it hurt, I mean are there physical symptoms present when you utter stupidity with such profundity?
China Eastern updated their 737’s with Thales/ACSS NXT-800 . dont need the blackboxes. all data live fed to satellites. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 had a very similar crash. The vertical stabilizer jack screws were not maintained and received excessive wear causing them to jam which led to the plane falling rapidly. The pilots were able to un-jam the stabilizers recovering briefly before going into a near vertical dive again. Don’t jump to conclusions yet.
@Two headed Tasmanian lol
From what we know so far, there was no attempt for recovery, even with the example you provided, there must have been some attempt. You bring up a valid point however, the flight data will be more conclusive.
@PK i saw in one report that the plane briefly came out of the dive, only to then go back into a dive…if I had to bet I would say this is most likely a murder/suicide by a crew member…anxious to hear what story the flight data tells
This was nothing like that crash, except in the fact that: they both crashed.
@CaliRider Oh we got an FAA expert over here. All I said was don’t make assumptions because there is no point when this stuff has happened many times w/o malice
This was deliberately done by china to help sway the attention from Russian invasion over Ukraine
Just like how russia did the invasion to divert the Covid away from china
These evils are ruining every individual life
Jesus is punishing Chinese..
Are you saying that Jesus is a mass murderer?
Don’t you think that’s a serious accusation?
Black box will be 20 feet or more underground
Suicide pilot.. Chinese pilots are the worst on planet. No way to dive that plane straight down unless hands are on the yoke pushing it down, unless their was a massive on board computer failure that dove the plane straight down.
There is a picture in China, shown that the rear wings were completely lost when the plane were dropping vertically.
SUICIDE 100 percent
They found a waller….cash….a mask but no bodies
MCAS Issues again????
wrong plane. not a max, no mcas
Rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏
They didn’t mention there is a brief recovery before the crash. And there is always two people at the cockpit at all times so…
looks like a murder/suicide to me. that just does not happen in modern aircraft with time tested safety records, such as the 737-800
Boeing says: 747 MAX is the safest and most advanced aircraft
@杨小锋 Boeing does not make a 747 max. this was a 737-800ng not a max
@Tim Jones I mean there are no absolutes, so look forward to the results of the investigation
The pilot was the brother of Evergrande’s owner.
180 degrees Nose down! Looks like a suicide attemp!attempt! Or captain or full office suffered a massive heat attack or stroke and thebfell over on the controls. One of the flight crew didn’t have the strength ir enough time to get the incapcited office off the yoke and with all of those gs , it’s was impossible!!
think they haven’t got a crash for a decade,and all of a sudden..and that plane ,it whent STRAIGHT DOWN..
NOSE FIRST….like a bomb..
wach out china ,planes are FALLING DOWN………
I’m believed ALL Boeing 737 Series planes definitely had problems 😒
No it is merely the most numerous plane out there, more 737 flying , the more things can go wrong.
i wont cry for china,caus they dont cry for ua
Flight data recorder and Voice recorder has been found
Crash plane black box found
On the video it seems that there is no more tail
MCAS. It’s said that some of the two pilots regained consciousness and tried to control the plane to save all the ppl in the aircraft but completely in vain. The nose-down dive is almost sound speed! So sad. They were supposed to land in Guangzhou Twenty minutes later! So so so sad!
MCAS isn’t on the 737-800. It’s only on the MAX variants.
How can you consciously spread so much misinformation?
This aircraft is not equipped with MCAS and is in fact more old-school and mechanical in it’s control mechanisms
You don’t know what you are saying spreading dumb information.
i have deep conspiracy theories here…..
putin help me…
china no not like that..
putin ok…
putin,are you gonna help me now ?????
putin did this ,ITS A BET………..
No speculations until the black boxes are located.
im right wait for it………….
MCAS failure?
wrong plane, not a max
NBC News
Learn that it is BOEING and not Boeing
Start paying attention to detail
It is clearly in front of your eyes
BOEING wrote it on the aircraft them-self L00K at 01:29
Can you see clearly or are you blind and
not paying attention.
They sound the same but they are not the same.
Go back to school and complete your education
Looks like they want china to give
Intentional
No one knows yet, dont make stupid assumptions
How on earth can a plane come down completely straight down??
That is a huge question, even bigger question is why cockpit didn’t do signal like mayday? if they are in trouble.
From the angle of decent….its very unlikely this was due to any mechanical or structural defect….all indications this was operator induced d
Advanced space weaponry firing at unknown object from space, fallout descending to earth:
https://youtube.com/shorts/D0Pbl_o_r78?feature=share
Pilot error/suicide
One of black boxes found already.
Just wait for the black box，it will bring the truth！
Why does the stupid news media always refer to the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder as “Black Boxes”!!!!!???? They are not black. They are colored either red or orange for high visibility in the wreckage. And they are not boxes. They are usually cylindrical. But the idiotic press doesn’t want to know that. Google those 2 pieces of equipment to see what they actually look like.
And another thing: after watching that video, based on the little that I know about flying, that nosedive was deliberate.
Already proven impossible to hold the control down if everything else is normal, people simply do not have the strength to do so. There were 3 pilots on board, and there was an attempt to pull the plane back up when it was falling.
Give your head a shake
0:33 That simulated crash almost made me puke.
There are to recorders on board these aircraft. One is the “Cockpit voice recorder”. The other is the “Flight data recorder”. It’s time they call them by their name. They are painted red by the way.
Again??? Come on!
Its crazy, i have a flight to poland tomorrow with Ryanair, they use boeing 737-800’s and I’m seriously thinking of whether i should go..
This is reminiscent of Alaska airlines Flight 261. In that crash, the plane went into nose dive because of the failure of the horizontal stabilizer trim system jackscrew assembly due to the insufficient maintenance of the trapezoidal nut threads. There was nothing the pilots could do to recover. i wonder if this is the same case here.
I thought the same, been watching too much Mayday. 😂
Sounds a bit like a Boeing spokesperson news report.
This is why I don’t fly… Planes may be safer statistically.. but if you do crash .. your chances of survival are almost Zero…
Most of you here have been watching Mayday and you are trying to analyze what happened
one of 2 black boxes is already found, that box recorded voice of 3 pilot. box is badly damaged, and chinese team are trying to restore the data
This is a false flag operation where china will blame the west then send military aid to russia.
Other times planes have gone down vertical,,value jet into Everglades, a fire on board,,at the rear,,,,passengers flee forward and completely destroy balance nose heavy,,and the more it goes vertical the more their weight is crushed forward,,yes there’s no obvious smoke,,but a two minute fire might not yet get outside,,and the picture is grainy ,,
It’s disrespectful to say it is suicidal until the boxes are analysed. It is also horrible to say that it is intentional if in fact the pull up was true.
Wow, nothing left and only belonging.
Will , they didn’t ground all
737 for no reason, several nosedive accidents , it’s a
Flying coffin
two different models dude. but yeah a little concerning
I am in China and I just got a SMS message from government to say it’s illegal to install GPS scramblers to interfere with flight signals, which is very weird, maybe it is related to this accident ?
President Chi need not to sleep on his relations with USA…i smell some foul play,mistakes do happen but this is very strange.
The question is not how it happened but who is on that plane is more interesting
Phoebe: Get off the plane!
Rachel: Why?
Pheobe: “There’s no falangy”!
RIP to the victim’s🙏
What does it always seem like Boeing’s plane got problems?
Exactly
It was crashed by Americans.
Does that plane have the same issues as the 737 max? They said on those that there were faulty sensors that led to the plane “correcting” itself and overriding the pilots attempts to regain control of the planes.
Wow, what a horrible way to go.
Could the plane be remotely controlled by someone because it has to pick up signals as it’s flying and then make it look like pilot error it’s sad to lose people like that
God bless all the innocent souls aboard this flight. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
very likely it’s suicidal
Denzel Washington could have landed it
Falling and crashing like humanity soon on Earth.
我的同胞们，一路走好
This gave me chills!
My condolences to the millions *Uyghurs and Tibetans* who lost their lands
and now are genocide victims of the Chinese🇨🇳 regime.