I think the change in flight path, the disabling of the transponder and the timing (right after leaving Malaysian airspace) all point to human intervention. The

I think the change in flight path, the disabling of the transponder and the timing (right after leaving Malaysian airspace) all point to human intervention. The question is what kind. I honestly think at this point it was deliberately crashed into the ocean by a pilot with mental problems. We of course tragically saw another example of this with the Germanwings flight. The flight at this point has been declared an accident in the absence of any evidence to the contrary. That probably means, among other things, a payout to the pilot's family right? I imagine such a thing might not happen if an investigation determined it was a deliberate act. I also think the engine "ping" may probably have been a surprise to whoever planned this. I mean imagine where we'd be if we didn't have it? We'd have no idea where to look for it. Even with having a strong theory suggesting a ~10,000km^2 area we haven't found it in a year. What if we were looking for it anywhere in the Indian Ocean? We'd never find it if it was deep enough. I think I read somewhere that the lack of debris is also surprising and is consistent with the plane hitting the ocean in a dive.