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China Eastern MU5735: NTSB-linked recorder data suggests pilots shut off both engines before 2022 crash; China cites national se

Newly released NTSB recorder-derived data points to a deliberate cockpit action in China Eastern Flight MU5735, with pilots reportedly shutting off both engines before the Boeing 737-800 plunged from cruise and crashed in southern China in March 2022. The 132 fatalities remain unexplained publicly, as China continues to withhold the crash report citing “national security.”

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