# Where is the wreckage? · Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 > Five answers have been proposed. Close to the seventh arc (within about 25 nautical miles) in an unsearched stretch north of about 33°S. leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY74ZP4V5Z/where-is-the-wreckage Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:08+00:00 --- **0** # Where is the wreckage? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·5 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: close to the seventh arc (within about 25 nautical miles) in an unsearched stretch north of about 33°S** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Five answers have been proposed. Close to the seventh arc (within about 25 nautical miles) in an unsearched stretch north of about 33°S. leads, with evidence 2 for, 1 against: partly supported by its tests. Four are still possible. Of the two narrower questions under it, none is answered yet. ## Why it matters Every other question waits on this one. The recorders and the wreckage pattern would show what happened in the cockpit and at the end of flight⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WE84KX8/the-operational-search-for-mh370). The satellite data confine the end to a band along the seventh arc; the searched stretches are known; the question is which unsearched stretch, and how far from the arc⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6W6E0M24/bayesian-methods-in-the-search-for-mh370)⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WE84KX8/the-operational-search-for-mh370). ## Answers 5 [**Close to the seventh arc (within about 25 nautical miles) in an unsearched stretch north of about 33°S.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/answers/ANS0CWY75YY4MM6/close-to-the-seventh-arc-within-about-25-nautical-miles-in) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Most likely [**Beyond the searched band, because the aircraft was flown or glided after fuel exhaustion.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/answers/ANS0CWY76Y679KG/beyond-the-searched-band-because-the-aircraft-was-flown-or) Tested, but the results don't decide it Evidence: 1 for, 2 against Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/answers/ANS0CWY794G16CT/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Not on the southern arc at all (northern route, or a site unrelated to the Inmarsat analysis).** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/answers/ANS0CWY78D248MQ/not-on-the-southern-arc-at-all-northern-route-or-a-site) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 2 against Disputed [**Within an area already searched, missed by the sonar coverage or terrain.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/answers/ANS0CWY77XE3RMH/within-an-area-already-searched-missed-by-the-sonar-coverage) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 against Still possible ## History 1. 2015[Ashton et al. puts forward: not on the southern arc at all (northern route, or a site unrelated to the Inmarsat analysis).](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6VYM12BH/the-search-for-mh370) 1. 2015[Ashton et al.: the BFO method was validated on other aircraft flying known routes that night.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6VYM12BH/the-search-for-mh370)Against: Not on the southern arc at all (northern route, or a site unrelated to the Inmarsat analysis). 1. 2017[Griffin et al. puts forward: close to the seventh arc (within about 25 nautical miles) in an unsearched stretch north of about 33°S.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WXW471K/the-search-for-mh370-and-ocean-surface-drift-parts-iiv) 1. 2017[Australian Transport Safety Bureau puts forward: beyond the searched band, because the aircraft was flown or glided after fuel exhaustion.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WE84KX8/the-operational-search-for-mh370) 1. 2017[Australian Transport Safety Bureau puts forward: within an area already searched, missed by the sonar coverage or terrain.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WE84KX8/the-operational-search-for-mh370) 1. 2017[Australian Transport Safety Bureau: about 240,000 km² along the arc, from about 39°S to 33°S, has been searched to high confidence with nothing…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WE84KX8/the-operational-search-for-mh370)Against: Close to the seventh arc (within about 25 nautical miles) in an unsearched stretch north of about 33°S. 1. 2017[Australian Transport Safety Bureau: the final two handshakes indicate fuel exhaustion and a rapid descent, consistent with a crash near the arc.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WE84KX8/the-operational-search-for-mh370)For: Close to the seventh arc (within about 25 nautical miles) in an unsearched stretch north of about 33°S. 1. 2017[Australian Transport Safety Bureau: the flap examination found the flaps were not extended at separation, which argues against a flaps-down…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WP203TC/mh370-search-and-debris-examination-update)Against: Beyond the searched band, because the aircraft was flown or glided after fuel exhaustion. 1. 2017[Australian Transport Safety Bureau: the 08:19 BFO values imply a high and increasing rate of descent.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WE84KX8/the-operational-search-for-mh370)Against: Beyond the searched band, because the aircraft was flown or glided after fuel exhaustion. 1. 2017[Australian Transport Safety Bureau: the flaperon's trailing-edge damage has been read by some as consistent with a low-speed water entry.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WP203TC/mh370-search-and-debris-examination-update)For: Beyond the searched band, because the aircraft was flown or glided after fuel exhaustion. 1. 2017[Australian Transport Safety Bureau: the ATSB reported the 120,000 km² area cleared to high confidence, with data gaps catalogued and most…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WE84KX8/the-operational-search-for-mh370)Against: Within an area already searched, missed by the sonar coverage or terrain. 1. 2017[Griffin et al.: debris finds on Réunion, Mozambique, Tanzania and Madagascar are consistent with drift from the southern…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY6WXW471K/the-search-for-mh370-and-ocean-surface-drift-parts-iiv)Against: Not on the southern arc at all (northern route, or a site unrelated to the Inmarsat analysis). 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY74ZP4V5Z/where-is-the-wreckage%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY74ZP4V5Z/where-is-the-wreckage%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY74ZP4V5Z/where-is-the-wreckage%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY74ZP4V5Z/where-is-the-wreckage%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY74ZP4V5Z/where-is-the-wreckage%23add-source) Where it fits Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 **Where is the wreckage?** Key question · you're here [How did the flight end, and how far from the arc?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY75FA3NVK/how-did-the-flight-end-and-how-far-from-the-arc)Most likely · fuel exhaustion, loss of autopilot, and a steep spiral descent within a few tens of kilometres of the arc [What do the debris finds and drift studies say about the latitude of the crash?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mh370/questions/QST0CWY75Q47E9B/what-do-the-debris-finds-and-drift-studies-say-about-the)Open · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]