What happened to flight MH370? The mystery has been a topic of interest for the past four years. In this article, we will explore the true story of Flight MH370.
The plane disappeared on 8 March 2014 and was never found. There were 239 people on board, and no one knows what happened to them or where they are now. It is one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history, with many conspiracy theories being created over the years. The plane was on a routine trip from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it disappeared from radar screens, and it has never been found. The search for the missing plane, which became the most expensive in aviation history, initially focused on the South China Sea and the Andaman Sea, before an analysis of the plane's automated communications with an Inmarsat satellite revealed a possible crash site somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean.
What We Know About the Disappearance of Flight MH370
For four years, no one knew what happened to it. But on July 29th, 2018, debris from the plane was found off the coast of Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
The mystery surrounding Flight MH370 is still unsolved and experts are still debating about what happened to it. However, there are a few theories that have been put forward by experts and researchers. One theory suggests that there was an explosion on board which caused a fire which led to the plane crashing into the ocean. Another theory suggests that someone hijacked and crashed it into the ocean deliberately or accidentally due to a pilot error. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) initially proposed that a hypoxia event was the most likely cause given the available evidence, based primarily on analysis of data from the Inmarsat satellite with which the aircraft last communicated, though no consensus has been reached among investigators on this theory. Possible hijacking possibilities were examined at various stages of the investigation, including crew involvement and suspicion of the plane's cargo manifest; the media has also reported on numerous disappearance hypotheses involving the flight. The final assessment from the Malaysian Ministry of Transport in July 2018 was inconclusive, however it did emphasise Malaysian ATC's failures to connect with the plane shortly after it vanished. The multinational search for the plane, which would become the most expensive aviation search in history, began in the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea[5], where the plane's signal was last identified on secondary surveillance radar, and was quickly expanded to the Strait of Malacca and the Andaman Sea. The flight proceeded until at least 08:19 and flew south into the southern Indian Ocean, according to satellite communications between the aircraft and Inmarsat's satellite communications network, albeit the specific position could not be ascertained. On the 17th of March, Australia took command of the search, and the focus of the effort shifted to the southern Indian Ocean.
The Aftermath of the Disappearance of Flight MH370
On January 22, 2018, Ocean Infinity, a private US marine exploration company,
launched a search in the search zone at 35.6°S 92.8°E, the most likely crash site
according to a 2017 drift assessment. Malaysia had created a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the event during a prior search attempt, cooperating with international aviation authorities and specialists. In October 2017, Malaysia published the final report on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Before the plane vanished, neither the crew nor the aircraft's communication systems sent out a distress call, nor did they get any warnings about adverse weather or mechanical issues. Two passengers with stolen passports were probed, but they were ruled out as suspects.
After clearing all others on the aircraft of suspicion over probable reasons, Malaysian authorities designated the captain as the top suspect if human interference was the cause of the disappearance. Between 01:07 and 02:03, power to the aircraft's satellite data unit (SDU) was lost; the SDU registered onto Inmarsat's satellite communication network at 02:25, three minutes after the aircraft had departed radar range.
The aircraft was thought to have headed south after crossing north of Sumatra, and the flight proceeded for six hours with no departure in its trajectory, ending when its fuel was exhausted, according to satellite communications analysis.
What Happens When a Plane Goes Missing?
The world has recently been captivated by over 36 hours of confusion with the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370. It was my first time seeing such a thing occur, and I can't help but wonder what I would do in this situation if it happened to me.
If you were on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and your plane suddenly disappeared, what would be the first thing that you would do? You could try to make one last phone call or message to let someone know what has happened to you, but most people probably wouldn't even have reception at that altitude- especially since satellite phones don’t work very well when the plane is below 10,000 feet. With people’s reaction time taken into consideration.
In a world of globalized aviation, it is becoming increasingly difficult to track planes and determine their exact location. Every year, when there is a plane crash or a plane goes missing, we hear about the latest updates in the media.
The media usually says that air traffic controllers will keep close tabs on the aircraft's flight path. They use air traffic control to help pilots with takeoffs and landings and provide other assistance. The problem is that there are so many planes in the sky at any given time that they can't track every single one of them. So when an aircraft goes missing, it can be difficult - but not impossible - for search-and-rescue teams to locate it by listening for radio signals or sonar ping from emergency transmitters or scanning radar records.
No one knows what happens when a plane goes missing. However, there are some theories that give us an idea of what might have happened to the passengers and crew.