MH370 an accident

This item appears on page 62 of the March 2015 issue.

On Jan. 29, the Malaysian government officially declared the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 an accident, with no survivors.

Heading from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 people, the flight disappeared from radar on March 8, 2014, and has yet to be found. According to satellite data, it is believed to have gone off course and crashed into the ocean west of Australia.