What Happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370?

Boeing 777-200

Since this disappearance, the Boeing 777-200 has been looked into more in terms of track record. It turns out, 0.4% of this 777 series have crashed or had a bad incident. Out of the 1,412 planes Boeing produced, just six of them have been involved in a fire or accident up until 2016.

Two Famous Incidents

Despite this amazing track record, the Boeing 777-200 has been involved in two international crisis’. Another jet that was heading from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine. This happened on July 17th, 2014, just four months after the Flight 370 tragedy. All 298 passengers perished. Outside of these two incidents, there were only four others with the Boeing 777-200 model.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.