A man believes he may have unraveled the decade-old mystery of MH370’s disappearance, though he admits, “proof remains to be seen.”
The search for MH370, the most costly in aviation history, has seen extensive efforts to locate the aircraft’s final resting place.
While some debris has been found, the main wreckage is still missing, fueling speculation and numerous theories. Now, scientist Vincent Lyne from the University of Tasmania claims to have “solved” the MH370 mystery.
The MH370 plane has been missing for over a decade.
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Lyne’s study suggests that the plane’s final moments involved a “controlled ditching” rather than a sudden, uncontrolled descent.
The research indicates that damage observed on MH370’s wings is similar to that seen on the plane Captain Chesley Sullenberger successfully landed in the Hudson River in 2009.
Contrary to theories of an uncontrolled fall after fuel exhaustion, Lyne proposes that the pilots may have attempted a controlled landing in the ocean, lowering the gear to reduce impact.
In a LinkedIn post summarizing his findings, Lyne wrote:
“This research changes MH370’s disappearance narrative from a no-fault, fuel-starvation high-speed dive at the 7th arc, to a pilot masterminding an almost perfect disappearance in the Southern Indian Ocean.”
A new study argues that damage to MH370’s wings, flap and flaperon point towards a ‘controlled ditching’.(Mohd Samsul Mohd Said/Getty Images)
He further explained that the plan might have worked, but “MH370 ploughed its right wing into a wave, and the Inmarsat communications revealed its last location.”
Lyne isn’t the first to claim a solution to MH370’s mystery.
Countless theories have emerged, with search efforts focusing on recovered debris and potential crash sites. Some believe MH370 crashed in the Cambodian jungle, while others suggest it may have been hijacked or even shot down.
One theory posits that the plane may have entered a radar “blind spot” or “black hole” as part of a “carefully orchestrated” plan to vanish from tracking.
With multiple theories, fragments of evidence, and the wreckage still missing, MH370’s fate continues to puzzle experts.
Until the main wreckage is located, no single theory can be conclusively proven.
