Analyst Says A Stowaway Is 'Likely' Responsible For The Mystery

A new theory has been presented by an aviation analyst who says a stowaway is the mostly likely explanation for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in 2014.

The Independent Business Times reports that Philip Baum, editor of Aviation Security International, says the investigation should be refocused on the possibility that an unauthorized person managed to board the aircraft planning to sabotage the flight.

Baum told the paper that such a scenario is a "strong possibility", speculating that the person may have hidden underneath the floor or just behind the flight deck in a "hinged, self-closing access panel."

The theory has emerged as France has reopened the investigation into the disappearance of the Boeing 777-200 on March 8, 2014. A 449-page report released by the Malaysian government last month failed to identify what caused the airliner to fly off course for hours before disappearing from radar. The report said that investigators were not able to determine whether the airplane "was flown by anyone other than the pilot."

A multinational search for the plane turned failed to locate the airplane, which is thought to be at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. Some parts believed to be from the plane have washed up on beaches around the world, including a flaperon found by villagers on Reunion Island. Of the 27 pieces of debris found that have been found that are possibly related to MH370, only three are confirmed to be from the missing aircraft.

(Image from file. Not missing airplane)

FMI: Source report