We won’t know for sure what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 until the black box is recovered. The evidence held within that particular recording device could be invaluable to understanding what occurred. If it’s ever located, the wreckage of the flight itself might conceivably point investigators in the right direction. But that’s part of the problem: We can’t even seem to find the plane. Satellite data provided a reasonable arc of where Flight 370 could have ended its journey, with a northern and southern point being the most probable, according to The Taking of MH370. But the plane couldn’t have flown north, or the Boeing 777 surely would’ve been spotted by someone as it traveled over several countries on its way to, perhaps, Kazakstan. On the other hand, there’s the possibility that an abandoned air field in the country could provide an adequate landing strip.

As for as the plane hypothetically going south, it probably did. At least, this is generally accepted as the most likely course for the plane to have taken. Searchers have explored the Indian Ocean several times, looking for clues, because that’s where Flight 370’s wreckage should’ve ended up. Unlikely as it seems, no one has found anything so far. Nor have any survivors (if there are any) come forward. No possible attackers have made their motives clear. For now, Malaysia Flight 370 remains a puzzling mystery. Where’s the wreckage? Where are the bodies? Perhaps we will never know.