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Flight data bolsters claim China Eastern plane was deliberately crashed in 2022

Krdo · · 908 words · By CNN Newssource
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“a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet plunged 29,000 feet and crashed into a mountain in southern China, killing all 132 people on board”
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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia confirm a Boeing 737-800 crashed in southern China, killing 132 people, with specific mention of a 29,000-foot plunge in CNN reporting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing 737 Classic is a series of narrow-body airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the second generation of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft. Development began in 1979 and the first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_Classic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Eastern Airlines (branded as China Eastern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Changning, Shanghai. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and Chin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) was a domestic passenger flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport to its planned destination, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. At…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_…
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“China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 in March 2022 in remote Guangxi region”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly identify the flight as China Eastern Airlines MU5735, occurring in March 2022 in the Guangxi region.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Eastern Airlines (branded as China Eastern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Changning, Shanghai. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and Chin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) was a domestic passenger flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport to its planned destination, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. At…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_…
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web search NEUTRAL — China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) was a domestic passenger flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport to its planned destination, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. At…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_…
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“Data released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in response to a freedom of information request, shows that the fuel switches to both engines were shut off simultaneously before the Boeing 737-800 jet dropped out of the sky.”
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Multiple web sources report that NTSB data obtained via FOIA shows fuel switches for both engines were shut off (moved to CUTOFF) while cruising at 29,000 feet.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) was a domestic passenger flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport to its planned destination, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. At…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_…
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web search NEUTRAL — The NTSB report covers the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder downloads. It shows that while the 737 was cruising at 29,000 feet, the fuel switches for both engines moved from RUN to CUTO…
https://viewfromthewing.com/pilots-shut-off-both-engines-bef…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fuel switches on commercial planes are physical controls that regulate the flow of fuel to the engines.“There is no indication the switches were placed back to the on position. That indicates there wa…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/flight-data-bolsters-cla…
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“while cruising at 29,000 feet, the fuel switches on both engines moved from the run position to the cutoff position. Engine speeds decreased after the fuel switch movement”
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CNN and other web search results specifically cite the NTSB report stating fuel switches moved from run to cutoff at 29,000 feet and engine speeds subsequently decreased.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, to London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_171
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Flight or flying is the motion of an object through an atmosphere or through the vacuum of space, in this case also called spaceflight, without contacting any planetary surface. This can be achieved b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Flight International, formerly Flight, was a monthly magazine focused on aerospace. Published in the United Kingdom and founded in 1909 as "A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_International
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“On the 737, a pilot must pull the switch up before moving it from the run to cutoff position.”
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AeroTime and other aviation-related web search results confirm that on a Boeing 737, a pilot must pull the fuel switch up before moving it to the cutoff position to prevent inadvertent operation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 707…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing 737 Classic is a series of narrow-body airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the second generation of the Boeing 737 series of aircraft. Development began in 1979 and the first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_Classic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing 737 MAX is a series of narrow-body aircraft developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes as the fourth generation of the Boeing 737. It succeeds the Boeing 737 Next Generation and incorporates …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX
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“The flight data recorder stopped recording when the plane’s generators lost power at 26,000 feet”
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CNN and other web sources reporting on the NTSB data state the flight data recorder stopped recording when generators lost power at 26,000 feet.
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web search NEUTRAL — The flight data recorder stopped recording when the plane’s generators lost power at 26,000ft and did not capture the final moments of the crash, according to the report. The cockpit voice recorder – …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/flight-data-bolsters-cla…
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web search NEUTRAL — ...Flight Data Recorder information indicating that both engine fuel switches were set to CUTOFF 23 seconds before the recorder stopped, effectively shutting down both engines, a detail that, if accur…
https://factually.co/fact-checks/media/ntsb-foia-mu5735-requ…
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web search NEUTRAL — The data from MU5735 suggests a harrowing reality: the fuel cutoff switches were intentionally flipped, and the aircraft was steered into a near-vertical dive. This points toward an “intentional event…
https://www.newsy-today.com/ntsb-data-suggests-intentional-o…
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“US investigators managed to obtain four voice recordings from the damaged cockpit recorder and sent them to the CAAC”
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While the NTSB's general role is described in the evidence, there is no specific mention in the provided search results of four voice recordings being recovered and sent to the CAAC.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Transportation_Safe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 29, 2010 · The NTSB investigates aviation accidents and significant events in railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline and commercial space.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates every civil aviation accident in the U.S. and significant accidents in other modes of transportation. Based on their investigative findings…
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“The CAAC has previously denied the crash was intentional.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions and general discussions about 'civil engineering' and 'civil servants' from Zhihu, which are irrelevant to the CAAC's stance on the crash.
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web search NEUTRAL — Civil engineering is the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering.
https://www.zhihu.com/question/23586286
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web search NEUTRAL — civil 本身是公民的 民事的意思 最常用的搭配 American Civil War 美国内战 civil rights 民权 公民权利 civil liberties 公民自由 civil society 公民社会组织 civil charges 民事指控 civil suit 民事起诉 civil litigation 民事诉讼 civil case 民事案件 civil engineer…
https://www.zhihu.com/question/330375180
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2024 · Civil servants will always be in high demand because their benefits and compensation are higher, and their stability is no less than any company. In corporate work, even in central state…
https://www.zhihu.com/en/answer/3525851388
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“The Wall Street Journal reported in May 2022 that information extracted from the plane’s damaged flight data recorder shows human input orders to the controls sent the plane into its deadly dive”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm a May 2022 Wall Street Journal report regarding human input orders.
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“In its preliminary report, the CAAC said the flight and cabin crew held valid licenses, and the crew had enough rest and passed health checks on the day of the flight.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific contents of the CAAC's preliminary report concerning crew licenses or health checks.
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“the CAAC released a statement on the two-year anniversary of the crash reiterating earlier findings that it found no problems with the aircraft, crew or weather conditions.”
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“The Boeing 737 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21, 2022”
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“On board were 123 passengers and nine crew members.”
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