It is believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean, but an extensive hunt off Australia’s west coast is drawing to a close without any sign of the plane.
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Contrary to earlier reports that said it landed stable on water.
Recovered fragments that have either been identified as from MH370, or highly likely to have come from it, generally exhibit evidence of a violent impact or possible damage from mid-air flutter.
A group representing the families of those onboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 say the Malaysian Government isn’t interested in investigating what could be crucial new evidence.
Australian media reported on Tuesday that data analysis and manufacturer simulations showed it was likely the aircraft lost engine power before falling out of the sky at a rate of up to 20,000 feet per minute on March 8, 2014, Xinhua news agency reported.
The analysts said in a statement that An aircraft attempting a crash or regular landing in water – would descend the speed of the aircraft at a rate of 2,000 feet per minute.
Debris, suspected to be part of the missing MH370 Malaysia Airlines plane, was found on a beach in Mauritius in May.
MH370 had 239 passengers and crew members on board.
The sharp dive was confirmed by signals sent automatically between the plane and a satellite, Australian Transport and Safety Bureau chief Greg Hood said.
Flight MH370, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, less than an hour after takeoff.
Pointing to the new theories that have surfaced in the resent past that the pilot of the plane, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, could have glided the plane farther away from the designated search area, MH370 search programme director Peter Foley said the search location was not ascertained based on theories, but on “hard facts” found following months of analysis of signals transmitted by the flight.
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If the aircraft had glided to a final resting place-as previous theories had hinted-the plane may have gone down outside of the current search area.
