The pilot tried to save the plane but failed?

According to FlightRadar24, the China Eastern Boeing 737 was at an altitude of about 8,869 meters before plunging at a speed of 560 km / h at 2:20 pm on March 21.

20 seconds after this free fall, the plane’s speed slows down. For the next 45 seconds, the plane continued to descend. When it was 2,263 m above the ground, the plane started to climb.

But only 15 seconds later, at an altitude of 2,621 m, the plane continued to crash for the second time.

In about 30 seconds, the Boeing 737 plunged to the ground in a wooded area near Wuzhou city in Guangxi, causing a fire.

The last data sent from the aircraft’s computer displayed at 14:22 on March 21, at an altitude of 982 m.

Video circulating on Chinese social media shows the plane plummeting vertically.

According to FlightRadar24, the data they provide is taken directly from the aircraft’s computer and changes based on the aircraft’s sensors. FlightRadar24 further notes that it collects raw data from the aircraft about twice per second.

From the flight path data of the ill-fated plane, aviation expert Sally Gethin suggested that the plane’s ability to regain altitude in about 10-20 seconds could be because one or both of the pilots had regained consciousness. tried to save the plane but failed.

On March 21, a Boeing 737 bearing the number MU5735 of China Eastern Airlines crashed more than an hour after taking off from Changshui International Airport, Kunming in Yunnan province at 13:15.

The plane is expected to land at 3:05 p.m. on the same day in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province.

In a statement issued on March 22, Chinese aviation authorities confirmed that no signs of survivors had been found in the accident.