Analysts say that the pilot may have deliberately caused the crash of a China Eastern Airlines flight that took 132 lives in a vertical crash in March.
On the 17th local time, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the US authorities had made such a preliminary analysis of the cause of the crash of the Eastern Airlines MU5735 passenger plane, citing a source.
The Eastern Airlines plane that crashed is a Boeing 737-800, an American aircraft manufacturer, that crashed on March 21st on the way from Kunming to Guangzhou with 132 passengers and crew on board.
At that time, a video was released of a passenger plane falling vertically at a speed of 1000 km per hour, similar to the speed of sound, and some speculate that it was an intentional fall accident by the pilot.
After the accident, the United States dispatched an aviation accident investigation team consisting of seven experts from the Federal Transportation Safety Board to China to analyze the cause.
Regarding the results of the black box analysis, the source explained, “The plane just moved as ordered by someone in the cockpit.” However, in addition to the possibility that the pilot deliberately crashed the passenger plane, the possibility that someone broke into the cockpit and crashed it has not been ruled out.
The Chinese authorities, who lead the investigation into the cause of the crash, announced the results of a preliminary investigation into the crash last month, but did not disclose the cause of the crash, saying, “The black box is seriously damaged and repair work is in progress.” However, it was found that the Chinese authorities did not find any mechanical problems or communication errors in the crashed Eastern Airlines passenger plane.