How Accurate Is Netflix’s MH370: The Plane That Disappeared? – Looper

While the three-part “MH370: The Plane That Disappeared” is definitely sensationalist at times, highlighting the many theories regarding the plane’s disappearance, that’s in line with other Netflix documentaries, such as 2021’s “Seaspiracy.” After all, Netflix wants to get as many viewers watching as possible, so throwing in some of the more far-fetched conjectures is inevitable. But despite this, the documentary is extremely accurate, detailing what began as a seemingly run-of-the-mill flight heading from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China. There are interviews with family members of the passengers and crew, and we feel compassion for the people who are disappointed that the search for answers has essentially ended. Those who lost loved ones are still hoping for peace of mind.

The last communication with MH370 was when pilot Zaharie Ahmad said “Good night, Malaysia 370” to the Malaysian air traffic controllers before communication was transferred to the Vietnamese as the plane flew towards Vietnam. A minute and a half later, all radar contact with the flight vanished, along with the 239 people onboard. Aviation journalist Jeff Wise, who is featured in the docu-series, is a proponent of the theory that Ahmad essentially “stole” the plane and flew it into the Indian Ocean. But even he admits there’s no definite conclusion, telling WGN that “the thing to know about this case is, the deeper you get, the more closely you look at the evidence and understand the science and mathematics of it, the stranger it gets.”