Boeing 737-800 crash, Mar 21, 2022 (132 killed), Wuzhou
Boeing 737-800 accident on March 21, 2022 near Wuzhou, Guangxi, China with 132 fatalities. Cause: No final report published. CAAC found no aircraft,...
- Date: March 21, 2022
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
- Location: Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
- Fatalities: 132
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No final report published. CAAC found no aircraft, crew or weather problems before the flight. NTSB released recorder data in May 2026 that reportedly shows both fuel switches moved to cutoff, without showing who moved them.
A China Eastern Boeing 737 800 cruising at 29,100 feet on a flight from Kunming to Guangzhou entered an uncontrolled descent, briefly recovered and then dived almost vertically into hills near Wuzhou. All 132 aboard died. No final report has been published, and flight recorder data released in 2026 reportedly show both fuel control switches moved to cutoff.