Why the jet in all likelihood crashed

[parkia00]

59. Two Possibilities.

I'm not interested right now in why the plane disappeared but more interested in why it cannot be found. It basically comes down to two points.

(1) They can't find it cause it's not there. They are looking in the wrong place. For some reason the plane was way off course or flew much further after contact was lost.

(2) Plane crashed in the original search area but debris was not found. Again two possibilities. Debris cannot be seen cause it is too small. Something cause the plane to shatter into tiny pieces. Rather unlikely. Even a massive explosion will leave large chunks of the aircraft intact and even the impact on the water's surface of these pieces will not shatter to tiny pieces. Which leaves the final option which is what I think happened. The plane went down in one piece at high velocity and sharp angle leaving a small impact area. Also one has to understand the seafloor in the area. It is part of the Sunda shelf. Very shallow on average no more than 100meters deep. But what is most important to note is that there are many areas in the gulf that are very shallow with sand and mud bank rising to just a few meters below sea level. The sea floor of these areas are composed of marine clay and mud which are very soft. Even quicksand like. If you hold this mud in your hand and squeeze it will squirt out between your fingers.

Remember the ValueJet crash in the Everglades and how it impacted the swamp? It left only a small impact area and the entire plane penetrated into the swamp and was completely hidden.I think this is what happened leaving the only visible clue a depression in the seafloor... under water that is not clear. Almost impossible to be seen from the air. What little debris that managed to seep out of the plane's mud tomb would be small and easily missed in an area where the waters already have a lot of debris floating around.