Last words from missing plane's cockpit revealed

[The Straight Story]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- "All right, good night" were the final words heard by air traffic controllers from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight before it vanished over the South China Sea five days ago, relatives of the passengers were told Wednesday.

News of the last communication came as Malaysia defended its handling of the hunt for the missing Boeing 777 but acknowledged it is still unsure which direction the plane was headed when it disappeared, highlighting the massive task facing the international search.

Government officials said they asked India to join in the search near the Andaman Sea, suggesting they think the jetliner and the 239 people on board might have reached those waters after crossing into the Strait of Malacca, some 250 miles from the flight's last known coordinates.

The mystery over the plane's whereabouts has been confounded by confusing and occasionally conflicting statements by Malaysian officials, which have led to allegations of incompetence or even cover-up, adding to the anguish of relatives of those on board the flight, two thirds of them Chinese.



http://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-cockpits-last-words-revealed/

[In_The_Wind]

1. So sad

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. "All right, good night" were the final words?

After that news I'm gonna have to go with

[B2G]

3. I was expecting 'oh shit'

or something along those lines...

[zappaman]

10. you kid, but that is actually the last word on many black boxes.

my dad was a commercial airline pilot and told me that long ago...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. Also, oh fuck. I think it was the PSA/San Diego midair crash pilot who said "I love you mom"

[zappaman]

19. Looks like you are correct!

http://www.planecrashinfo.com/lastwords.htm

[TeeYiYi]

4. Sounds like they knew it was 'goodbye.' ..nt

TYY

[CreekDog]

9. actually i think that's the normal exchange when someone leaves one Air Traffic Control sector...

...for another.

[TeeYiYi]

11. Oh...

...well that makes more sense then.

Thanks, CreekDog.

TYY

[CreekDog]

13. hi

[TeeYiYi]

15. ...

TYY

[Ryano42]

5. This is something that is usually said after a handoff to the next controller...

A standard thank you to the controller after switching frequencies to the next area following their flight.

Sounds like everything was normal at that moment...

[uppityperson]

7. I posted that at the same time. No mystery, just saying thanks.

[Ryano42]

12. Too many hours in MS Flight Sim!!!

"Albuquerque Center, this is N785VA, F-86 Sabre requesting flight following"

[uppityperson]

6. I read this was when they were being releases by the ATC where they took off from. Not a mystery,

just acknowlegement that they would no longer be followed by them.

[JI7]

8. it sounds like a common thing that would be said in a normal situation

[TwilightGardener]

16. So it never made contact with Vietnamese air controllers as it entered their

airspace, and then turned dramatically, if my facts are correct--and shut off the transponder and ended communications. My hunch is pilot/copilot diversion, so far--if only because it happened a few weeks ago in Switzerland, but that time jets were scrambled and the flight was escorted to Geneva. Unless hijackers (fake passport guys, one of whom wanted asylum somewhere from Iran?) understood where the airspace divisions were and knew how to shut off the transponder....

[get the red out]

17. The families

I feel just terrible for the families of the people on board. So tragic, and not even knowing what happened yet.

[jmowreader]

18. Normal handoff

The last words from the tower were probably on the order of "contact Tan Son Nhat ATC on 118.7, and have a good night."

Now we know: whatever happened, happened after the plane left Malay airspace and it was probably highly unexpected.

[LiberalEsto]

20. BBC reports that the words were "All right. Roger that."

Link:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26541057

[In_The_Wind]

21. Thanks