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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished with 239 people aboard. The Boeing 777 deviated from its course and flew for hours before presumably crashing in the Indian Ocean. Despite the largest search in aviation history, only scattered debris has been found. The cause remains unknown.
2014
Indian Ocean
0 Aviation’s greatest modern mystery.
The Flight
March 8, 2014:
- Kuala Lumpur to Beijing
- 227 passengers, 12 crew
- Boeing 777-200ER
- Lost contact 1:21 AM
- Flew for 7 more hours
The Deviation
What happened:
- Turned back over Malaysia
- Flew across Indian Ocean
- Avoided radar detection
- Until fuel exhaustion
- Deliberate action suspected
The Search
Unprecedented effort:
- 26 countries participated
- $160+ million spent
- Largest search ever
- Indian Ocean focus
- Years of searching
The Debris
What was found:
- Flaperon on Réunion (2015)
- Other fragments washed up
- African coastline
- Confirms crash
- Location still unknown
The Theories
Possible causes:
- Pilot suicide
- Mechanical failure
- Hypoxia event
- Hijacking
- Unknown
The Mystery
Unanswered questions:
- Why the deviation?
- Where exactly is it?
- What happened aboard?
- Why no distress call?
- Will it ever be found?