Dr. Vincent Lyne, a researcher at Tasmania University (Australia), confirmed that the final satellite data of MH370 could provide clear clues about the plane's location.
In a study published in the Journal of navigation, Lyne analyzed the last satellite contact data of MH370 to determine the flight model before it disappeared. His conclusion challenges the previous hypothesis that the plane ran aground and crashed into the sea at high speeds, out of control.
Instead, Lyne and the space accident investigation expert Larry Vance said that evidence of debris shows MH370 had made a controlled landing to the east, implying a possible pre-arrangement to make the plane disappear without a trace.
This study completely changes the way we look at the disappearance of MH370, says Dr. Lyne. This is not an accident due to lack of fuel leading to a plunge into the sea, but a plan that was almost perfectly executed to make the plane disappear in the South Indian Ocean."
Mr. Lyne emphasized that if it were not for MH370's right wing to hit a wave, this disappearance could have been a complete success.
Compared to the successful emergency landing on the Hudson River (USA) in 2009 by Captain Sully, Mr. Lyne said that the damage to the wings and control of MH370 showed that this was also a "controlled landing", not a high-speed crash into the sea.
Based on new analysis, Dr. Lyne believes that MH370's location can be determined more accurately than ever.
According to him, the plane could be at the intersection between the radius of Penang (Malaysia) and the simulated flight route found on flight simulation at the private home of MH370 - data that was denied by the FBI and authorities as "irrelevant".
This location is located in a 6,000-meter deep hole east of Broken Ridge, an area with extremely rugged ocean terrain, famous for its fierce ocean currents and exotic marine species.
"With narrow steep cliffs surrounded by large mountain ranges and deep holes, this area is filled with fine sediment - a perfect place to 'hide' MH370," Lyne wrote on LinkedIn.
After a decade of waiting, Dr. Lyne believes that his research can provide answers to the relatives of 239 passengers missing on flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Beijing (China) on March 8, 2014.
The passenger's families have repeatedly called on the Malaysian government to reopen the search for MH370.
In December 2024, Malaysia agreed to let a private company - Ocean Infinity, based in the US - resume a new search for the missing plane. However, 2 months after the decision was announced, the contract for this search has not yet been signed.
The Malaysian Transport Ministry informed Sky News Australia that the agreement to resume the search for MH370 is being considered by lawyers of the government of this country.
