# What happened to flight MH370: 33 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: the official account and the competing theories. Authors: nineDan HTML: https://moyomap.com/maps/happened-flight-mh370 Markdown: https://moyomap.com/maps/happened-flight-mh370.md License: HTML and markdown are for reading and citation. Bulk copying and AI training need a written license. See /terms and /developers#maps-data. Cite a claim as: MoyoMap, "What happened to flight MH370: 33 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence", claim {id}, https://moyomap.com/maps/happened-flight-mh370.md#{id}. “Moyo, a product of SenTeGuard Inc.” ### MH370 was a scheduled Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital Int… Id: claim_32fea05827edf2797bf987c7 Parent: topic_h8TANKFLdBw2kD9WCrdQ Depth: 1 MH370 was a scheduled Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport. Labels: Inferred, Low ### The official investigation into MH370 concluded that it was “unable to determine the real cause.” Id: claim_f2ce674b382eeac32af3c608 Parent: topic_h8TANKFLdBw2kD9WCrdQ Depth: 1 The official investigation into MH370 concluded that it was “unable to determine the real cause.” Labels: Inferred, High ### MH370 Initial Disappearance and Fate Id: section_43f0e40425e8d327728a8274 Parent: topic_h8TANKFLdBw2kD9WCrdQ Depth: 1 MH370 Initial Disappearance and Fate Labels: Inferred, Low ### MH370 Last Communications and Tracking Id: section_faaa8dc27e2dd01ce5648bb3 Parent: topic_h8TANKFLdBw2kD9WCrdQ Depth: 1 MH370 Last Communications and Tracking Labels: Inferred, Low #### Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 deviated from its planned Kuala Lumpur–Beijing route on March 8, 2014. Id: claim_27adbbe66b2638b61e6492cf Parent: section_43f0e40425e8d327728a8274 Depth: 2 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 deviated from its planned Kuala Lumpur–Beijing route on March 8, 2014. Labels: Inferred, Medium #### There were 239 people aboard MH370, consisting of 227 passengers and 12 crew members. Id: claim_2d77fea1950d6a3ba17ef42a Parent: claim_32fea05827edf2797bf987c7 Depth: 2 There were 239 people aboard MH370, consisting of 227 passengers and 12 crew members. Labels: Inferred, Medium #### The official record of the final voice transmission from MH370 is "Good night, Malaysian Three Seven Zero". Id: claim_bd136153eef165cc4f7634d4 Parent: section_faaa8dc27e2dd01ce5648bb3 Depth: 2 The official record of the final voice transmission from MH370 is "Good night, Malaysian Three Seven Zero". Labels: Inferred, Low #### The aircraft involved in MH370 was a Boeing 777-200ER with registration 9M-MRO. Id: claim_c32975666ffe2ba7baf12279 Parent: claim_32fea05827edf2797bf987c7 Depth: 2 The aircraft involved in MH370 was a Boeing 777-200ER with registration 9M-MRO. Labels: Inferred, Low ##### Malaysian authorities corrected the widely reported final voice transmission from MH370 in April 2014. Id: claim_015606e03809d3f404905dcc Parent: claim_bd136153eef165cc4f7634d4 Depth: 3 Malaysian authorities corrected the widely reported final voice transmission from MH370 in April 2014. Labels: Inferred, Low ##### MH370 departed Kuala Lumpur International Airport shortly after midnight on 8 March 2014. Id: claim_0e9ff5b4f30aec7fe79d9e57 Parent: claim_27adbbe66b2638b61e6492cf Depth: 3 MH370 departed Kuala Lumpur International Airport shortly after midnight on 8 March 2014. Labels: Inferred, Low ##### The passengers on MH370 included three children and two infants, representing 14 nationalities, with the larg… Id: claim_13a599465f6da6161226499a Parent: claim_2d77fea1950d6a3ba17ef42a Depth: 3 The passengers on MH370 included three children and two infants, representing 14 nationalities, with the largest group being Chinese. Labels: Inferred, Medium ##### MH370 remained airborne for more than seven hours after its diversion. Id: claim_511bda8882444820df68ddd2 Parent: claim_27adbbe66b2638b61e6492cf Depth: 3 MH370 remained airborne for more than seven hours after its diversion. Labels: Inferred, Medium ##### All 12 crew members of MH370 were Malaysian. Id: claim_57c9fcd6aece3dfa868b0cd2 Parent: claim_2d77fea1950d6a3ba17ef42a Depth: 3 All 12 crew members of MH370 were Malaysian. Labels: Inferred, Medium ##### Approximately one minute and 43 seconds after the last voice contact, MH370's transponders stopped transmitti… Id: claim_77f55805b00509c6e2425831 Parent: claim_bd136153eef165cc4f7634d4 Depth: 3 Approximately one minute and 43 seconds after the last voice contact, MH370's transponders stopped transmitting and the aircraft turned back toward the Strait of Malacca. Labels: Inferred, Low ##### The MH370 aircraft was delivered in 2002. Id: claim_e0b1b6b22250a8074106beff Parent: claim_c32975666ffe2ba7baf12279 Depth: 3 The MH370 aircraft was delivered in 2002. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### The captain of MH370 was Zaharie Ahmad Shah, aged 53, with approximately 18,000 flight hours. Id: claim_009a8259fcea666f80fb4bfc Parent: claim_57c9fcd6aece3dfa868b0cd2 Depth: 4 The captain of MH370 was Zaharie Ahmad Shah, aged 53, with approximately 18,000 flight hours. Labels: Inferred, Medium ###### The ACARS data reporting system on MH370 stopped before its transponder. Id: claim_81638f639e82df2301e6058f Parent: claim_77f55805b00509c6e2425831 Depth: 4 The ACARS data reporting system on MH370 stopped before its transponder. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### MH370 almost certainly ended in the southern Indian Ocean after fuel exhaustion. Id: claim_8d27e50a752c966efee4b351 Parent: claim_511bda8882444820df68ddd2 Depth: 4 MH370 almost certainly ended in the southern Indian Ocean after fuel exhaustion. Labels: Inferred, Medium ###### Malaysian military primary radar tracked MH370 for roughly an hour as it crossed the peninsula toward the And… Id: claim_c6a79e86378ec5a5b696a8f2 Parent: claim_77f55805b00509c6e2425831 Depth: 4 Malaysian military primary radar tracked MH370 for roughly an hour as it crossed the peninsula toward the Andaman Sea until it left radar coverage. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### First Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid was completing his final line-training flight before being qualified as a Boe… Id: claim_ee83f15a55ef28af15de2807 Parent: claim_57c9fcd6aece3dfa868b0cd2 Depth: 4 First Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid was completing his final line-training flight before being qualified as a Boeing 777 first officer. Labels: Inferred, Medium ###### Investigators analyzed MH370's satellite communications records after initial searches of the Bay of Bengal a… Id: claim_3a9eca5506eac01dcdb0cb90 Parent: claim_8d27e50a752c966efee4b351 Depth: 5 Investigators analyzed MH370's satellite communications records after initial searches of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### The satellite data unit (SDU) on MH370 re-logged on to the Inmarsat network at about 02:25 MYT, consistent wi… Id: claim_d84b53213c461cf981cfa2d9 Parent: claim_81638f639e82df2301e6058f Depth: 5 The satellite data unit (SDU) on MH370 re-logged on to the Inmarsat network at about 02:25 MYT, consistent with a power interruption and restoration. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and First Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid had not previously flown together after Fariq’… Id: claim_e76ec46409bfde458e81a651 Parent: claim_ee83f15a55ef28af15de2807 Depth: 5 Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah and First Officer Fariq Abdul Hamid had not previously flown together after Fariq’s upgrade training. Labels: Inferred, Medium ###### Physical debris confirms that the MH370 aircraft was destroyed. Id: claim_e849e8f77bb4fc3d124db552 Parent: claim_8d27e50a752c966efee4b351 Depth: 5 Physical debris confirms that the MH370 aircraft was destroyed. Labels: Inferred, Medium ###### A ground station in Perth sent automatic hourly status requests ("handshakes") to MH370. Id: claim_83410d69d979544c8ab94ebe Parent: claim_3a9eca5506eac01dcdb0cb90 Depth: 6 A ground station in Perth sent automatic hourly status requests ("handshakes") to MH370. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### The main wreckage, flight recorders, and human remains of MH370 have not been recovered. Id: claim_862efcfa147964bbb7a0877c Parent: claim_e849e8f77bb4fc3d124db552 Depth: 6 The main wreckage, flight recorders, and human remains of MH370 have not been recovered. Labels: Inferred, Medium ###### The SDU re-logon event on MH370 is a fact that drives much of the "deliberate action" analysis regarding the… Id: claim_d6c77acaf82e9c22cf9fdd5a Parent: claim_d84b53213c461cf981cfa2d9 Depth: 6 The SDU re-logon event on MH370 is a fact that drives much of the "deliberate action" analysis regarding the flight's disappearance. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### A 2025–2026 Ocean Infinity search for MH370 covered approximately 7,571 square kilometres without finding con… Id: claim_59699abd9cdac992f3de7f6b Parent: claim_862efcfa147964bbb7a0877c Depth: 7 A 2025–2026 Ocean Infinity search for MH370 covered approximately 7,571 square kilometres without finding confirmed wreckage. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### A new underwater search for MH370 by Ocean Infinity was approved by Malaysia's cabinet in December 2024 and r… Id: claim_8f1f042038dc4f67a3d11c14 Parent: claim_862efcfa147964bbb7a0877c Depth: 7 A new underwater search for MH370 by Ocean Infinity was approved by Malaysia's cabinet in December 2024 and resumed in early 2025. Labels: Source-linked, Low ###### Investigators derived the distance between MH370 and the satellite at hourly intervals using automatic hourly… Id: claim_f649b5d4e3f48b1fc64fbd54 Parent: claim_83410d69d979544c8ab94ebe Depth: 7 Investigators derived the distance between MH370 and the satellite at hourly intervals using automatic hourly status requests from a Perth ground station. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### The "7th arc" of likely positions for MH370 was derived from burst timing offset (BTO) and burst frequency of… Id: claim_0768a2648b0be5aa195f2b89 Parent: claim_f649b5d4e3f48b1fc64fbd54 Depth: 8 The "7th arc" of likely positions for MH370 was derived from burst timing offset (BTO) and burst frequency offset (BFO) values on Inmarsat satellite 3-F1. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### Malaysia extended its agreement with Ocean Infinity for the search of MH370 from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 20… Id: claim_9b09b9ae0ac0dcf56ca2f8f4 Parent: claim_59699abd9cdac992f3de7f6b Depth: 8 Malaysia extended its agreement with Ocean Infinity for the search of MH370 from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Labels: Inferred, Low ###### The search for MH370 remains authorized but unresolved as of October 1, 2026. Id: claim_2972a9b8430542556798f21a Parent: claim_9b09b9ae0ac0dcf56ca2f8f4 Depth: 9 The search for MH370 remains authorized but unresolved as of October 1, 2026. Labels: Inferred, Low