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Chen Chuanren
Sean Broderick
May 14, 2026
An NTSB analysis did not identify any technical faults that would explain the crash of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735. Credit: NTSB
NTSB analysis of flight data from the China Eas tern Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed in March 2022 found that the aircraft’s fuel control switches were toggled off during cruise, newly released documents show. The analysis, released in early May in response to a Freedom of Information Act…
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