Flight data shows it lost 18,000 feet in altitude in a space of two minutes.
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 with 133 people on board crashed in China's Guangxi.
The aircraft, which was on its way from Kunming to Guangzhou, reportedly hit a mountain. There is no word yet on casualties.
Rescue teams have reached the site of the crash.
Flames and smoke could be seen rising from the hillside where the crash reportedly happened, Chinese news reports said citing local officials.
Flight data shows it lost 18,000 feet in altitude in a space of two minutes.
A China Eastern passenger Boeing 737-800 has crashed in southern China, local media reported. Preliminarily, we are talking about flight from Kunming to Guangzhou. There were 133 people on board. According to the Chinese State Media. pic.twitter.com/YuqXZo4fWQ
— 比特币百舸争流 (@OPPOReno2)More videos are doing the rounds on social media.
【Crash site】A Boeing 737 passenger plane carrying 133 people from China Eastern Airlines had an accident in Teng County, Guangxi and then triggered a mountain fire. At present, the rescue team has gathered, the casualties are still unknown. pic.twitter.com/udlT6qqKWZ
— 豆腐Toufu.exe🀄️ (@y1499003)The Civil Aviation Administration of China, in an online announcement, confirmed the crash. Stating that its emergency response system had been activated, the CAAC further said that 123 passengers and nine flight crew members were on board the ill-fated flight.
China has had a good air safety record in recent years even though new airlines have taken to the country's skies covering its entire length and breadth. The last such crash was reported in 2010 when a Henan Airlines flight with 92 passengers on board had crashed in northeastern Heilongjiang province. The deadliest Chinese commercial flight crash happened in 1994 when all 160 onboard a China Northwest Airlines went down.