MH370 Captain Murder-Suicide Theory

Record	OBS-0200
Category	Government/Cover-ups
Status	UNPROVEN
Summary	A theory that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was deliberately crashed by its captain in a murder-suicide. Proponents point to alleged flight simulator practice on a similar route and deletion of computer files. The theory remains unproven and is one of many speculative explanations for the disappearance.
Origin	Emerged in online discussions and media speculation following the disappearance of MH370 on 8 March 2014.
Claimed	The captain intentionally diverted the aircraft and crashed it in a murder-suicide. The captain practiced the same route weeks before the flight and deleted files from his computer. The aircraft was deliberately flown off course and into the southern Indian Ocean.
Evidence / consensus	No definitive evidence supports the murder-suicide theory. Official investigations have not confirmed the captain's intent, and the aircraft's wreckage has not been fully recovered.

> OBSERVER NOTE:
A classic post-disaster narrative: the pilot as villain. Without the flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder, this remains speculation, not fact.

Sources

MH370 Infographic Comparing Prevalent Theories : r/aviation

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