CHINA AIR CRASH REPORT GIVES FEW NEW CLUES ON BOEING 737'S FATAL NOSEDIVE

HONG KONG—China’s initial report into what led a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 to nosedive into a mountain last month, killing all 132 people on board, offers few new clues to help solve the mystery behind the nation’s worst air disaster in almost three decades, a summary of the findings shows.

There were no problems found in the maintenance records or flying conditions at the time of the disaster, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement Wednesday summarizing its findings. As lead investigator, CAAC is required to submit a preliminary report to the International Civil Aviation Organization and involved parties—including the U.S., where the Boeing was manufactured—within 30 days of the March 21 crash.