Sea landing
I believe the aircraft 'landed' in the ocean and is now resting on the sea floor.
Most likely it is still in tact if the landing (suicide) was smooth enough.
If it is really deep then no debris (from hull collapsing under pressure) will surface, maybe in a few weeks it may due to ocean currents but then several hundred miles from its resting point.
Time to drop some sonars.
If this is the case then the aircraft could never be found. Think of the hundreds of ships lying at the bottom of the ocean containing vast treasures and not found.
Unless there is debris found within the next week then most certainly this is where the aircraft is.
Terrorist activity is unlikely as someone could have got a transmission out.
Even using the portable ELTs
Last edited by James7; 16th Mar 2014 at 10:02.
Reason: Typo