NEW DELHI: A China Japanese Airways passenger jet with 132 individuals on board crashed within the mountains of southern China on Monday whereas on a flight from the town of Kunming to Guangzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) mentioned.
This is what we all know concerning the aircraft crash to this point
* The jet concerned within the accident was a Boeing 737 plane and the variety of casualties was not instantly recognized
* Rescue providers are on their option to the scene and the reason for the crash isn't but recognized.
* China Japanese launched an announcement confirming the info of the crash and including particulars of an emergency help telephone line for members of the family. China Japanese’s web site, cell app and a few of its social media platforms had been turned to black and white in an indication of mourning.
* The aircraft was a 6-year-old 737-800 plane, in keeping with Flightradar24.

* The CAAC mentioned the plane misplaced contact over the town of Wuzhou. It had 123 passengers and 9 crew on board.
* Chinese language President Xi Jinping expressed "shock" over the crash and has ordered a probe into the trigger.
* Media cited a rescue official as saying the aircraft had fully disintegrated. A hearth sparked by the crash burned down bamboo and timber earlier than being put out.
* The flight departed the southwestern metropolis of Kunming at 1:11pm, FlightRadar24 information confirmed, and had been because of land in Guangzhou, on the south coast, at 3:05pm (0705 GMT).

* The aircraft had been cruising at an altitude 29,100 toes at 0620 GMT, in keeping with FlightRadar24 information.
* Simply over two minutes and 15 seconds later, the following out there information confirmed it had descended to 9,075 toes. In one other 20 seconds, its final tracked altitude was 3,225 toes.
* One villager advised a neighborhood information web site that the aircraft concerned within the crash had "fully fallen aside" and he had seen close by forest areas destroyed by a hearth precipitated when the aircraft crashed onto the mountainside.
* The 737-800 NG has top-of-the-line security information amongst jetliners, with simply eight deadly accidents out of greater than 7,000 offered as of 2018, Boeing has mentioned.
(With inputs from Reuters, AFP)