# The captain (or another person on the flight deck) deliberately diverted the aircraft and flew it to fuel…

> Still possible: The captain (or another person on the flight deck) deliberately diverted the aircraft and flew it to fuel exhaustion.

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# The captain (or another person on the flight deck) deliberately diverted the aircraft and flew it to fuel…

The captain (or another person on the flight deck) deliberately diverted the aircraft and flew it to fuel exhaustion.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: three pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The turn-back and subsequent route were hand-flown or deliberately programmed.
- Communications were disabled by action, not failure.
- The recorders, if found, show the cockpit in control throughout.

## What would rule it out

- Recorder evidence of a technical emergency or of an intrusion into the cockpit.

## Evidence 3 for · 1 against

[The captain's home simulator contained a deleted route to the southern Indian Ocean.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/evidence/EVD0CWY7A3R4E8H/the-captains-home-simulator-contained-a-deleted-route-to-the)

Suggestive

FOR

[The investigation found the turn-back was flown manually and the route followed waypoints along the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/evidence/EVD0CWY79M42PKZ/the-investigation-found-the-turn-back-was-flown-manually-and)

Supported

FOR

[The transponder stopped at the handover between Malaysian and Vietnamese control, the moment least likely to…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/evidence/EVD0CWY79VY3PXT/the-transponder-stopped-at-the-handover-between-malaysian)

Suggestive

FOR

[Nothing in the crew's medical, financial or personal records showed intent or distress.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/evidence/EVD0CWY7ABJ7WR0/nothing-in-the-crews-medical-financial-or-personal-records)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Who turned the aircraft, and why?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY757G2DPC/who-turned-the-aircraft-and-why)

Open4 answers, none ahead

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The captain (or another person on the flight deck) deliberately diverted the aircraft and flew it to fuel… [Answer ANS0CWY79CA2ZB3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CWY79CA2ZB3
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