Crashes during the descent stage when the plane first leaves cruising altitude are even more uncommon.īoeing said last year 13% of fatal commercial accidents globally between 20 occurred during the cruise phase, whereas 3% occurred on descent, none on initial approach, 28% on final approach and 26% on landing. DESCENT STAGEĬrashes during the cruise phase of flights are relatively rare, even though this period accounts for the majority of flight time. There was no sign of a fire or personal belongings. State media showed a piece of the plane on a scarred, earthen hillside. The People's Daily quoted a provincial firefighting department official as saying there was no sign of life among the debris. Media cited a rescue official as saying the plane had disintegrated and caused a fire destroying bamboo trees. The last tracked altitude was 3,225 feet above sea level. The flight that crashed instead began a rapid descent to 7,425 feet before recovering briefly to 8,600 feet and then descended rapidly again, FlightRadar24 data showed. The same flight number a day earlier began a normal gradual descent from the same altitude, also at 0620 GMT, and landed safely in Guangzhou, according to Flightradar24. The plane, which the flight tracking service said was six years old, had been cruising at 29,100 feet at 0620 GMT.
(0511 GMT), FlightRadar24 data showed, and had been due to land in Guangzhou at 3:05 p.m. Five fatal incidents have occurred during the cruise phase in the 10 years from 2010 through 2020, according to data examining global commercial jet airplane accidents compiled by Boeing. The plane crashed during its cruise phase.
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