So What Happened?
Officials were able to rule out pilot malfunction and plane malfunction… so what happened? The incident with Flight 17 in Ukraine was obviously not something Malaysian Airlines could have controlled, it just so happened to happen and become a complete disaster. As it turns out, Flight 370 had gone through a comprehensive maintenance check just a month prior to the disappearance.
Everything Seemed Normal At Take Off
Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur at 12:42 a.m. Captain Zaharie reached 18,000 feet and went towards the navigational waypoint. Everything was starting normal, and nothing tipped off operators as they were monitoring the flight. They were about to get clearance to reach 35,000 feet, all as normal.