It is amazing to think that in this world, standing at the peak of technology, where we can see space live, a 200-foot-long plane can be lost forever with 239 lives! March 8, 2014. Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane—Flight MH370—took off from Kuala Lumpur Airport in Malaysia quite naturally. The destination was Beijing, China. There were 239 passengers and crew on board. No one thought that a few hours later, this flight would become one of the most mysterious events in the history of the world.
When MH370 was over the South China Sea, the last contact was made with the pilot. The controller instructed the pilot to establish contact with Ho Chi Minh Control to enter Vietnamese airspace and said,
“Good night.”
53-year-old experienced pilot Zaharier Shah replied—
“Good night, MH370.”
This was the last contact with MH370.
Shortly after, the plane suddenly disappeared from the radar. At first, everyone thought—maybe a technical problem, a radar glitch—it would be detected again after a while.
How did it disappear in the eyes of all modern technology?
Even if the plane disappears from the civilian radar system, it is not so easy to evade the military radar system of a country.
A passenger plane is connected to the radar through multiple systems while flying in the sky.
Even if one system is turned off, it is possible to identify the plane through the others.
But in the case of MH370, all the systems went silent together!
It is almost impossible for it to be a mechanical failure—there is no chance of it being turned off unless they are deliberately turned off from the plane.
Just 2 minutes after the last contact, both types of GPS/radar systems become ineffective.
The control tower is shocked—why would the pilot do this?
Secondary Radar + Transponder
Through the transponder, the control tower can regularly know—
• Aircraft identity
• Altitude
• Location
• Course
And there is ACARS—a digital datalink system, which sends information about engines and other components to the airline's ground station.
The simultaneous shutdown of these two systems is unprecedented in the world.
Mystery caught on military radar.
Even if the transponder is off, the primary military radar can detect any object flying in the sky through wave reflection.
And there it was caught—
MH370 suddenly turned and went back in the opposite direction!
After some time, the plane crossed Malaysian airspace.
Usually, in such a situation, if an unknown/transponder-less plane enters, fighter jets are sent to intercept it.
But Malaysia and Thailand—no one sent a jet!
This is what raised questions in the country.
Where it should have been understood in 20 minutes…
Malaysia thought—MH370 was now under Ho Chi Minh control.
And Ho Chi Minh thought—Malaysia was still in control.
About 20 minutes were wasted in this misunderstanding!
Then the two control towers communicated and realized—
MH370 is not in anyone's system!
It was too late to understand everything.
Hours passed before the rescue operation began.
In the morning, it was officially announced—
The plane was missing.
The world's largest search operation began
26 countries, including China, Singapore, the United States, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Australia, joined the search.
Ocean, sky, satellite—search everywhere…
But a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board seemed to disappear into thin air!
Hours, days, weeks, months—billions of dollars spent—ships, submarines, satellites…
Even the bottom of the Indian Ocean was plowed.
Nothing seemed to be there…
Strange signal from the Inmarsat satellite
The satellite Inmarsat-3F1, operated by the British satellite communications company Inmarsat, was located over the Indian Ocean.
Every plane has an SDU (Satellite Data Unit), which works like a satellite phone and is directly connected to the engine.
It is not possible to turn it off while flying.
The SDU automatically sends a kind of handshake ping to the satellite.
Data analysis shows—
MH370 replied to the satellite message almost every hour—
That is, the plane had been flying over the Indian Ocean for a long time!
The last echo came at 8:19 am.
It is believed that, at this time, the fuel ran out and the engine stopped, and the plane fell into the deep sea.
In January 2017, the search that had lasted for many years was officially declared a failure.
Mystery, pain, and 239 families
Some say—the plane landed at a secret base!
Some say the pilot deliberately disappeared due to a mental breakdown!
Some believe—it is hidden so deep in the ocean that the truth will never surface again…
Even now, in the evening, a family sees the headline on the news and their hearts pound—
“MH370 FOUND?”
When you click, that disappointment is back…
239 people… 239 families… are still waiting.
Some may look at the sky and think—
Maybe one day it will really return!
MH370 seems to say even today—
Not all questions are answered by humans… Some mysteries remain in the sky.
Since this incident, many changes have been made to modern aviation radar systems.
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