U.S. Plane Crash Investigators Head to China for 737 Probe

Rescuers conduct search and rescue work at the core site of a recent plane crash in Teng county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, March 26. Photo: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — A team of U.S. airplane accident investigators and technical experts could head to China as soon as this week to help unravel the mysterious crash of a Boeing Co. 737 jet earlier this month, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

The Chinese government has issued visas to NTSB investigators, along with technical advisers for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing, the NTSB said on Twitter. Engine maker CFM International, a joint venture of General Electric Co. and France’s Safran SA, will support the probe but isn’t planning to travel.