A British expert on the hunt for the ill-fated flight MH370 proposes a chilling theory involving a deliberate crash

A British aviation specialist, who played a crucial role in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, has put forward a harrowing hypothesis suggesting that the aircraft’s disappearance was part of a deliberate suicide mission orchestrated by the pilot.

Simon Hardy, an experienced pilot, was part of the team tasked with locating the aircraft, which vanished from radar screens while flying over the South China Sea on March 8, 2014. The flight, carrying 239 passengers and crew members, took off from Kuala Lumpur and lost contact with air traffic control just 39 minutes into its journey.

Hardy’s unsettling theory, which remains unproven, suggests that Captain Shah took deliberate steps to ensure that the aircraft met its end in the Geelvinck Fracture Zone, a vast trench stretching across the southern Indian Ocean. This location, according to Hardy, would effectively conceal the wreckage, potentially burying it under rocks over time due to the area’s susceptibility to earthquakes.

The FBI, which conducted its own investigation into the incident, reportedly shares a similar view, though this has not been officially confirmed.

Hardy’s hypothesis emerged after he inquired whether there had been any requests for additional fuel and oxygen for the cockpit, but not for the cabin. This would have allowed Shah to fly undetected for an extra seven hours into a remote part of the ocean, rendering the passengers and crew unconscious before deliberately sinking the jet.

Hardy drew a grim comparison to the “Miracle on the Hudson,” suggesting that in this scenario, everyone on board would already be deceased, leading to the aircraft’s rapid descent to the ocean floor without leaving behind any wreckage.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), which was involved in the initial investigation, acknowledged that simulator data indicated the possibility of planning but emphasized that it did not conclusively determine the events of that fateful night or the aircraft’s final resting place.

As the mystery of MH370 continues to baffle experts and the public alike, Hardy’s theory adds a chilling new dimension to one of aviation’s most perplexing enigmas.