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Unresolved phenomena · 8 March 2014Open article references →
Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
Kuala Lumpur International Airport departure point · Malaysia
Why editors use it hereTechnical overview of the aircraft, search-area analysis, confirmed debris, investigation limits, and search history.
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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on 8 March 2014 with 239 people aboard and disappeared from civilian tracking.
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Trigger and conditions
After the aircraft passed its final Malaysian reporting point, its transponder stopped transmitting and normal voice contact ended.
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Uncertainty
Investigators can reconstruct portions of the route, but they could not determine why the aircraft diverted or who controlled it during each phase.
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Why it matters
MH370 demonstrates that a modern airliner can still become difficult to locate when tracking systems are fragmented and the likely endpoint is remote deep ocean.
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