Flight MH370: Debunking the Suicide Pilot Theory

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Summary

Ashton Forbes comprehensively debunks the suicide pilot theory for MH370, which he identifies as the predominant but flawed theory. He explains the two variants: crash/ditching in the South Indian Ocean (no debris field found) and the smooth ditching theory (plane landed intact and sank without breaking up).

Forbes argues both are impossible: no debris field visible from satellites, no seismic recording of impact that would register 2-3 on Richter scale, psychology of suicidal pilots (German Wings pilot crashed in under 10 minutes), inability to land 777 on ocean swells, and plane would crack from pressure releasing flotation devices. The core issue is the fraudulent Inmarsat ping data - the ACARS system conveniently 'turned back on' at 18:25 UTC after supposedly being disabled.

Key Claims (6)

Strong

Suicide pilot theory is the predominant theory but has no supporting evidence

Evidence: Only 3% believed this initially, no notes or manifesto from pilot

Definitive

No debris field means plane did not crash in South Indian Ocean

Evidence: 2014 satellite capabilities, would be visible from space

Definitive

No seismic recording of crash contradicts ocean impact theory

Evidence: Cardiff University 2024 report showing 2-3 Richter scale impact expected

Strong

Smooth ditching theory is physically impossible for Boeing 777

Evidence: Ocean swells too large, wings would catch, plane would spin

Definitive

If plane sank intact, pressure would crack hull releasing flotation devices

Evidence: 1000+ pounds of flotation devices, would float to surface

Definitive

ACARS system 'turned back on' at 18:25 UTC contradicts pilot suicide theory

Evidence: Why turn tracking back on if trying to disappear

Video Details

Published
March 7, 2025
Duration
10:42
Views
5,500
Claims Extracted
6
Theories
1
References
1

People Mentioned

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the first theory that is out there is the uh suicide pilot pilot uh suicide ditching crashing Theory so this one is a splinter Theory this is the most predominant Theory that's out there um this theory is based on the imrat pings it believes that the plane went into the South Indian Ocean based on those pings and that somehow the plane ran out of fuel in the South Indian Ocean and uh crashed okay this is the number one Theory that's out there most of the quote unquote experts believe that this is what happened to the plane the number one problem with this no debris field no

debris field this this is just this is it this is all you have to say this destroys e the not tobis field there's no such thing as a plane crashing into the ocean without leaving a massive debris field visible from space visible from satellites so if we didn't find a a BRI field it's not possible for that plane to crash down there somewhere again like the problem here is it's 20 2020 2014 we're not in an age now where like we don't we're just like taking you know uh photos anymore that are like paper you know normal photographs we've got everything's digitized now so you

could just go back and you could have gone back to the time where the plane would have crashed there and you would have you know check your satellites within 24 hours at the absolute most if they don't have didn't have perfect coverage already they would have seen the the crash site so a splinter theory was formed a splinter theory was formed because of this obvious logical flaw that there's no chance the plane could have crashed without leaving a debris field and and as somebody just pointed out in the chat there also was no seismic recording of the plane crashing as well which we would have

100% heard there's a Cardiff University report that was published in 204 2024 that's that shows that it would have created between a like a two and a three on the rter scale equivalent Force depending on how fast or slow it was going when it hit the ocean so the Splinter theory was formed um by a different group uh and all these people they you know they all some of them agree they hate each other whatever it's a lot of drama like there always is that oh well the pilot like perfect they they ditched the plane they didn't crash the plane they ditched the plane and

yeah I do want to point out that yes wouldn't all the foam seats float up to the surface yes so even if the plane did like do what we're about to say here you've already just debunk the next one which is they then tried to claim okay well the pilot was like you know after this he's going to kill himself but he decided he wants to die in the worst possible way not instantly but he decided he wants to freeze to death going underwater in the plane with the most amount of time to think about what he did and he somehow smoothly lands the plane

on the on the on the surface of the ocean with no fuel left in it also while the engines are burning out smoothly lands it on the ocean surface and then sinks down into the water perfectly intact that's the only way they could rationalize we how we didn't see it from outer space now why is that absurd well first of all you're not going to be able to land like that first of all the psychology of it makes no sense whatsoever from somebody trying to end their life that is not how it would go out and and basically all suicide scenarios they're trying to do

it instantly because the more you have to think about it the more you want to change your mind so it's usually the opposite of that um the other problem is that you're not gonna be able to land the plane on the ocean like that you can't land the plane on the ocean like that this was actually brought up I believe in the CNN interview with the guy who died on the Titan sub before he died that the swells are too large in the ocean the plane The Once and the Boeing Triple 7 is too large of a plane so the moment one of those wings

hits one of the swells you're going to see like what happened with that plane in uh Canada was it in Canada I think it was maybe Alaska uh a few weeks ago where the plane spun upside down was upside down or whatever you would have seen that happen and then the third problem is when if even if you manage to perfectly somehow Miracle suly sullenberger the plane in the ocean which is way different than the Hudson River lot more turbulent and then sink it at some point that plane's going to crack in half in the in the ocean just from the pressure it's going to

crack in half and when it cracks in half all the flotation devices everything that can float the luggage is going to float up to the surface and there would be a huge massive debris field of it been luggage flotation devices but instead we didn't find any of that Not only was there not a debris field but when debris finally washed the shore a year and a half later debris was found a year and a half later year a year and a half later none of it was any inflated nothing was like in uh flotation devices or anything that was uh like could really float it

was just random pieces of the plane like Rolls-Royce and cowling or in one case a giant uh flap which is like a s foot long flapper on on one of the sides of one of the Wings which by the way is not required to fly or to land so these theories are the prevalent theories is that this plane went in the South Indian Ocean um and the main argument against it is there there's no corroboration for the Mr sa pings in fact s is the like data download company and they as far as I know did not corroborate iMat data which is like is the

system online if how the big question is this well how to word this this is kind of a change of subject but that's fine let's change the subject for a second they the claim is that the the S the plane went dark the satellite transmitter lost power when this plane went dark over the South China Sea let me share the video of this we need video for this chat so the claim is that here when this plane goes dark over the South China Sea that either somebody turned off the transponder or there was an emergency event that took out the electronics on this plane that

here this is the part where we should have lost data if if the if the power is off on the plane we shouldn't be getting data and they claimed okay well yeah we weren't getting data but the data was still storing it was still saving and then what they claimed is uh a little bit after we're going to see this plane go to here to the West a little bit after where it gets right here all of a sudden the computer system turned back on what the computer system turned back on all of a sudden so you're taking this plane you're flying it away You're

hijacking it or whatever is going on and now the computer system turned back on conveniently and now all of a sudden it's sending data again now all of a sudden at 1825 UTC the plane is suddenly all of a sudden they they turn the computer back on why would you do that so that they can track you doesn't really make a whole lot of sense and so that's the data that leads us to the South Indian Ocean so conveniently the pilot turned back on the tracking system in the scenario where this was a pilot suicide they turned the tracking system back on flew to the

South IND the ocean so they could be tracked so that we would knowwhere to go but then there was nothing there then they made it so that we couldn't find the plane if they didn't want us to find the plane why would they just leave the tracking system off why would you turn it back on they found a way to turn off the the main computer why would you turn it back on again this is a huge huge flaw in any theory about the south Indian Ocean that is not addressed at all if you think the pilot did it you got to explain what they

turned the computer back on to allow themselves to be trapped what you just conveniently to tell us where they were going oh and it turns out after 11 years and three searches we never found anything in there at some point it's kind of like when the criminal runs past or whatever and then the guy goes which way did he go and it turns out it's the criminal's friend and he goes that way he went that way you're like why are you looking at me like that with a smile he went that way oh okay that guy can't be lying to me he must have gone

that way I'm gonna go over there of course there's nothing there um I want to point I want to address this you don't need to spam in all chat normally I would not uh if you spam in all chat normally I don't promote your message but they are not going to drop the plane in the Indian they can not do this no no they cannot do this if you think they could drop a full plane in the ocean you have not thought through exactly what we're talking about here you need to really think through the details of just think about all the small things that

could be wrong based on what we already know there's no way they dropped the plane and I've been consistent about this from the very beginning they're not going to plant the plane there's no planting of evidence they're just not going to find anything I've said it from the very beginning