Boeing 737 crashes 133 people in China

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A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 800 with 132 people on board plunged

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midflight and crashed in a mountainous area of southern China on Monday

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according to officials and flight - tracking data .

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Flight MU5735 left Kunming at 1:11 p.m. local time ( 1:11 a.m. ET )

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was due to arrive at Guangzhou in the southeast of the country in less than two hours

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according to information on FlightRadar24 .

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The plane was cruising at 29,100 feet and began a sharp descent after 2:20 p.m

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recovering briefly then resuming the dive before it lost contact

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It fell more than 25,000 feet in about two minutes

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The 737-800 is one of the world's most common jetliners

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China's Civil Aviation Administration said it was sending a team

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the crash site in the Guangxi region

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Chinese state media said the crash had caused a mountain fire . Video circulating on social media

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fire and smoke in the mountains and a section of a plane near a dirt path . Chinese officials have yet to confirm any passenger deaths .

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