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Originally Posted by Don Plumley
Since conjecture is free, here's my scenario.
Pilot mad at government, wants to fly the plane into the Petronas towers or other landmark to make a point. After co-Pilot makes the hand off from Malay control, he steps out to take a leak. When he comes back, he notices the flipped breakers before the pilot is able to incapacitate him. A struggle ensues. Pilot kills/disables the co-pilot, depressurizes the plane and kills everyone else. But he is wounded in this process/does not mask correctly/etc. and the plane flies on the last designated course until it runs out of fuel.
I'm unconvinced that a bad cascade of mechanical problems prevented any communication. The sequence of turning off the breakers to me means something nefarious was in play.
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Yep, this is probably the best speculative match to the very limited information we have. Transponders and com were most likely intentionally disabled or there would have been a distress call. The 1st Officer probably noted that his Captain was in a state of high anxiety and when the plane rolled into a turn mid-flight he thought WTH?? The plane was probably set to autopilot during the battle for control and just continued on that southerly course til the tanks ran dry.
It's still filled with unknowns but somewhat better than alien abduction.