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Boeing 737 again! After the crash of eihang, it rushed into the river

Late on the night of May 3 local time, a Boeing 737 series plane carrying 143 people landed in Jacksonville Naval Air Station Airport in Florida when it was hit by thunderstorms. When taxiing on the runway, the plane accidentally rushed into the shallow water area of St. John's river nearby. Thanks to the shallow water depth, the plane was not submerged. At present, all 136 passengers and 7 crew members have been rescued, causing no casualties. So how did Boeing respond this time? The plane involved in the accident is the same type as the one involved in the crash.

At present, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent 16 federal investigators to the scene of the accident to investigate the factors that may cause the accident, such as weather, human error and airport system. It should be noted that the aircraft involved in the accident was Boeing 737-800, rather than the 737 max, which had been involved in two air crash investigations. However, a Boeing spokesman has responded that the company has been aware of the incident and is continuously collecting information, and will provide technical assistance at the request and under the guidance of NTSB.

At present, the Boeing 737-800 is still quietly floating in the shallow waters of the St. John River. Cheryl Bormann, a passenger on board, recalled that the plane didn't land well and then stopped after a series of collisions.

"The plane hit the ground heavily and bounced back. Then it touched the ground again and bounced back up. "She said it was clear that the pilot was not able to control the plane.

According to Bruce Landsberg, vice chairman of NTSB, the recovery accident situation: "the plane rushed out from the right side of the far runway and then hit the low dike in the shallow water area of St. John's river. The impact area is mainly composed of loose stones. '

The well preserved black boxes have been collected and sent to Washington for analysis, but the cockpit recorder is still trapped in the rear of the submerged plane, Landsberg said at a news conference Thursday.

Because the Boeing 737 Max is still in the period of global grounded due to the deep air crash investigation, the accident of 737 series aircraft is particularly noticeable. At present, there are more than 900 Boeing 737-800 aircraft operating in the United States, and the number of this aircraft used in the world has exceeded 4000.