Bombshell radio message reveals pilot deliberately crashed Boeing 737 | World | News
In the investigation carried out into a plane crash in the USA, it was revealed that the pilot deliberately caused the accident that resulted in the death of 132 people. Newly revealed information has revealed that the pilot of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 purposely crashed into a mountain in Guangxi at 350 miles per hour. The flight crashed on March 21, 2022, killing everyone on board.
An investigation by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that one of the three airmen on board shut down both engines and turned off the autopilot. Meanwhile, records reveal that the two pilots fought for control and one of them managed to forcefully push the plane downwards, which eventually resulted in the crash. No official report has been released by authorities in Beijing. But the investigation found that authorities knew the crash was intentional for four years. Chinese authorities announced last year that disclosing information about the crash would pose a threat to national security, despite increasing anger and pressure from the victims’ families.
The NTSB report revealed: “While cruising at 29,000 ft, the fuel switches on both engines were found to have moved from the operating position to the cutoff position.”
“Engine speeds decreased after fuel switch action.”
An analysis revealed that a pilot attempted to reverse a nose dive. Both headed in opposite directions, trying to gain control of the plane.
The NTSB did not disclose exactly what was said between the two pilots, but audio recordings were obtained during the investigation. Meanwhile, in the video footage taken from the ground, it is seen that the plane fell vertically to the ground.
Two months after the fatal crash, a US investigator told The Wall Street Journal that the plane “did what someone in the cockpit said it did.”
The three airmen on the flight were Capt. Yang Hongda, 32, first officer Zhang Zhengping, 59, and first officer Ni Gongtao, 27, who was in training.
Because Zhang, one of the airline’s most experienced pilots, had recently been demoted from the rank of captain, speculation suggested that the crash was a murder-suicide.
