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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 78 (from laksa062)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa078.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.livescience.com/62556-malaysia-plane-mh370-report.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.livescience.com/62556-malaysia-plane-mh370-report.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/62556-malaysia-plane-mh370-report.html","crawl_time":1775544422,"first_indexed_time":1526451794,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,livescience!www,\/62556-malaysia-plane-mh370-report.html s443","src_root_hash":"4110033003681956278","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Pilot Crashed Plane Deliberately, '60 Minutes' Panel Says | Live Science","meta_descriptions":["Aviation experts think they know what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, according to a report from \"60 Minutes Australia.\""],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Aviation experts think they know what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared shortly after takeoff on its way to Beijing in March 2014, according to\na report\nfrom \"60 Minutes Australia.\"\nMore than\nfour years after the airplane disappeared\nwith 227 passengers and 12 crewmembers on board, an investigation by a panel of experts brought together by the news show has concluded that the disappearance was in all likelihood the result of a deliberate act by the pilot, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah.\nThe report, conducted by an independent team of aviation experts and presented on the news show with much drama, has no official weight. But it does lend credence to\nspeculation\ndating back to at least 2016, when it became clear that Shah had deliberately plotted the plane's unexpected course. [\nFlight 370: Photos of the Search for Missing Malaysian Plane\n]\nAccording to\nCBS News\n, one expert on the panel used military radar data to precisely reconstruct the plane's path. He found that the aircraft skirted along the edges of the Malaysia-Thailand borders — an effective tactic for deliberately avoiding radar detection. He also found that the Boeing 777 \"likely\" dipped its wing over Shah's hometown of Penang in northwest Malaysia, which the panel suggested might have been for a look out the window.\n\"He was killing himself; unfortunately, he was killing everybody else on board, and he did it deliberately,\" Canadian air crash investigator Larry Vance, a member of the unofficial panel, told \"60 Minutes Australia.\"\nThe panel also concluded, based on physical evidence recovered by official investigators, that the airplane did not strike the water in a sharp dive as earlier reports suggested but was likely controlled until the end, crashing far from shore and outside the earlier search area.\nAgain, it's important to recognize that this panel's conclusions do not bear any official weight and that those conclusions are inferences, not actual knowledge of Shah's intentions. Shah's family reportedly disputes the panel's conclusion, citing the need for direct evidence upon recovery of the plane.\nGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.\nRead more of Live Science's\ncoverage of the\nmissing plane here\n.\nOriginally published on\nLive Science\n.","attrs_markdown":"![](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p\/?c1=2&c2=10055482&cv=4.4.0&cj=1)\n\n[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/62556-malaysia-plane-mh370-report.html#main)\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/dq9uu49vac1765206893.svg)Live Science Plus\n\n\\- Join our community\n\nJOIN NOW\n\n10\n\nMember Features\n\n24\/7\n\nAccess Available\n\n25K+\n\nActive Members\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/ivdpgonlnu1765899656.svg)\n\nExclusive Newsletters\n\nScience news direct to your inbox\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/ivbbltuzps1765899740.svg)\n\nMember Competitions\n\nWin exclusive prizes\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l4luqkbsae1765899775.svg)\n\nExclusive Content\n\nPremium articles & videos\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/pddr9vgbzk1765206727.svg)\n\nEarly Access\n\nFirst to see new features\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/dyp0vja1zt1765206742.svg)\n\nPrivate Forums\n\nConnect with members\n\n![](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/lkl5g4scbi1765899580.svg)\n\nMonthly Rewards\n\nSurprise gifts & perks\n\nGET LIVE SCIENCE PLUS\n\nIt's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. 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Zaharie Ahmad Shah.\n\nThe report, conducted by an independent team of aviation experts and presented on the news show with much drama, has no official weight. But it does lend credence to [speculation](https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/1561976\/malaysian-officials-admit-mh370-pilot-zaharie-ahmad-shah-did-plot-flight-course-over-indian-ocean-on-his-flight-simulator\/) dating back to at least 2016, when it became clear that Shah had deliberately plotted the plane's unexpected course. \\[[Flight 370: Photos of the Search for Missing Malaysian Plane](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/44228-photos-missing-malaysian-flight-370.html)\\]\n\nYou may like\n\n- [![Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the ISS in August 2024.](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gn33msRPoWa5UQdUu7WR79.jpg) Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report says](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/there-will-be-leadership-accountability-bungled-boeing-starliner-mission-put-stranded-nasa-crew-at-risk-report-says)\n- [![Photograph of the WB-57 jet on a runway being prepper for take off](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/44k8Dw3M4NckgvVUVr9Ndi.jpg) NASA jet crashes in flames on Texas runway — taking it out of the Artemis II mission](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/50-year-old-nasa-jet-crashes-in-flames-on-texas-runway-taking-it-out-of-the-artemis-ii-mission)\n- [![Image of disk-galaxy Andromeda taken by Hubble space telescope](https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/V4WbF5byP7ophMJNLVwMPG.jpg) Scientists may have seen a star collapse directly into a black hole without exploding first](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/black-holes\/scientists-may-have-seen-a-star-collapse-directly-into-a-black-hole-without-exploding-first)\n\nAccording to [CBS News](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-crash-deliberate-panel-of-aviation-experts\/), one expert on the panel used military radar data to precisely reconstruct the plane's path. He found that the aircraft skirted along the edges of the Malaysia-Thailand borders — an effective tactic for deliberately avoiding radar detection. 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Zaharie Ahmad Shah.\n\nThe report, conducted by an independent team of aviation experts and presented on the news show with much drama, has no official weight. But it does lend credence to [speculation](https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/1561976\/malaysian-officials-admit-mh370-pilot-zaharie-ahmad-shah-did-plot-flight-course-over-indian-ocean-on-his-flight-simulator\/) dating back to at least 2016, when it became clear that Shah had deliberately plotted the plane's unexpected course. \\[[Flight 370: Photos of the Search for Missing Malaysian Plane](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/44228-photos-missing-malaysian-flight-370.html)\\]\n\nAccording to [CBS News](https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-crash-deliberate-panel-of-aviation-experts\/), one expert on the panel used military radar data to precisely reconstruct the plane's path. He found that the aircraft skirted along the edges of the Malaysia-Thailand borders — an effective tactic for deliberately avoiding radar detection. He also found that the Boeing 777 \"likely\" dipped its wing over Shah's hometown of Penang in northwest Malaysia, which the panel suggested might have been for a look out the window.\n\n\"He was killing himself; unfortunately, he was killing everybody else on board, and he did it deliberately,\" Canadian air crash investigator Larry Vance, a member of the unofficial panel, told \"60 Minutes Australia.\"\n\nThe panel also concluded, based on physical evidence recovered by official investigators, that the airplane did not strike the water in a sharp dive as earlier reports suggested but was likely controlled until the end, crashing far from shore and outside the earlier search area.\n\nAgain, it's important to recognize that this panel's conclusions do not bear any official weight and that those conclusions are inferences, not actual knowledge of Shah's intentions. Shah's family reportedly disputes the panel's conclusion, citing the need for direct evidence upon recovery of the plane.\n\nGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.\n\nRead more of Live Science's [coverage of the](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/44248-facts-about-flight-370-passengers-crew-aircraft.html) [missing plane here](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/44248-facts-about-flight-370-passengers-crew-aircraft.html).\n\n*Originally published on [Live Science](https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/62556-malaysia-plane-mh370-report.html).*","meta_canonical":null}

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Sign up for our skywatching newsletter and explore the universe with us\! Subscribe + * Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. [Explore](https://www.livescience.com/membership) *** An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Aviation experts think they know what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared shortly after takeoff on its way to Beijing in March 2014, according to [a report](https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/05/13/04/30/60-minutes-mh370-malaysian-airlines-ocean-infinity-flight-aviation-missing) from "60 Minutes Australia." More than [four years after the airplane disappeared](https://www.livescience.com/44148-malaysia-airlines-370-possibilities.html) with 227 passengers and 12 crewmembers on board, an investigation by a panel of experts brought together by the news show has concluded that the disappearance was in all likelihood the result of a deliberate act by the pilot, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah. The report, conducted by an independent team of aviation experts and presented on the news show with much drama, has no official weight. But it does lend credence to [speculation](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1561976/malaysian-officials-admit-mh370-pilot-zaharie-ahmad-shah-did-plot-flight-course-over-indian-ocean-on-his-flight-simulator/) dating back to at least 2016, when it became clear that Shah had deliberately plotted the plane's unexpected course. \[[Flight 370: Photos of the Search for Missing Malaysian Plane](https://www.livescience.com/44228-photos-missing-malaysian-flight-370.html)\] You may like - [![Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the ISS in August 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gn33msRPoWa5UQdUu7WR79.jpg) Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report says](https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/there-will-be-leadership-accountability-bungled-boeing-starliner-mission-put-stranded-nasa-crew-at-risk-report-says) - [![Photograph of the WB-57 jet on a runway being prepper for take off](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/44k8Dw3M4NckgvVUVr9Ndi.jpg) NASA jet crashes in flames on Texas runway — taking it out of the Artemis II mission](https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/50-year-old-nasa-jet-crashes-in-flames-on-texas-runway-taking-it-out-of-the-artemis-ii-mission) - [![Image of disk-galaxy Andromeda taken by Hubble space telescope](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V4WbF5byP7ophMJNLVwMPG.jpg) Scientists may have seen a star collapse directly into a black hole without exploding first](https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/scientists-may-have-seen-a-star-collapse-directly-into-a-black-hole-without-exploding-first) According to [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-crash-deliberate-panel-of-aviation-experts/), one expert on the panel used military radar data to precisely reconstruct the plane's path. He found that the aircraft skirted along the edges of the Malaysia-Thailand borders — an effective tactic for deliberately avoiding radar detection. He also found that the Boeing 777 "likely" dipped its wing over Shah's hometown of Penang in northwest Malaysia, which the panel suggested might have been for a look out the window. "He was killing himself; unfortunately, he was killing everybody else on board, and he did it deliberately," Canadian air crash investigator Larry Vance, a member of the unofficial panel, told "60 Minutes Australia." The panel also concluded, based on physical evidence recovered by official investigators, that the airplane did not strike the water in a sharp dive as earlier reports suggested but was likely controlled until the end, crashing far from shore and outside the earlier search area. Again, it's important to recognize that this panel's conclusions do not bear any official weight and that those conclusions are inferences, not actual knowledge of Shah's intentions. Shah's family reportedly disputes the panel's conclusion, citing the need for direct evidence upon recovery of the plane. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. By signing up, you agree to our [Terms of services](https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/) and acknowledge that you have read our [Privacy Notice](https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/). You also agree to receive marketing emails from us that may include promotions from our trusted partners and sponsors, which you can unsubscribe from at any time. Read more of Live Science's [coverage of the](https://www.livescience.com/44248-facts-about-flight-370-passengers-crew-aircraft.html) [missing plane here](https://www.livescience.com/44248-facts-about-flight-370-passengers-crew-aircraft.html). Originally published on [Live Science](https://www.livescience.com/62556-malaysia-plane-mh370-report.html). ![Rafi Letzter](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2YEn9c7iCdVKtzf3nq7WpW.jpg) [Rafi Letzter](https://www.livescience.com/author/rafi-letzter) Staff Writer Rafi joined Live Science in 2017. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of journalism. You can find his past science reporting at Inverse, Business Insider and Popular Science, and his past photojournalism on the Flash90 wire service and in the pages of The Courier Post of southern New Jersey. 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Readable Markdown	Aviation experts think they know what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared shortly after takeoff on its way to Beijing in March 2014, according to [a report](https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/05/13/04/30/60-minutes-mh370-malaysian-airlines-ocean-infinity-flight-aviation-missing) from "60 Minutes Australia." More than [four years after the airplane disappeared](https://www.livescience.com/44148-malaysia-airlines-370-possibilities.html) with 227 passengers and 12 crewmembers on board, an investigation by a panel of experts brought together by the news show has concluded that the disappearance was in all likelihood the result of a deliberate act by the pilot, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah. The report, conducted by an independent team of aviation experts and presented on the news show with much drama, has no official weight. But it does lend credence to [speculation](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1561976/malaysian-officials-admit-mh370-pilot-zaharie-ahmad-shah-did-plot-flight-course-over-indian-ocean-on-his-flight-simulator/) dating back to at least 2016, when it became clear that Shah had deliberately plotted the plane's unexpected course. \[[Flight 370: Photos of the Search for Missing Malaysian Plane](https://www.livescience.com/44228-photos-missing-malaysian-flight-370.html)\] According to [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-crash-deliberate-panel-of-aviation-experts/), one expert on the panel used military radar data to precisely reconstruct the plane's path. He found that the aircraft skirted along the edges of the Malaysia-Thailand borders — an effective tactic for deliberately avoiding radar detection. He also found that the Boeing 777 "likely" dipped its wing over Shah's hometown of Penang in northwest Malaysia, which the panel suggested might have been for a look out the window. "He was killing himself; unfortunately, he was killing everybody else on board, and he did it deliberately," Canadian air crash investigator Larry Vance, a member of the unofficial panel, told "60 Minutes Australia." The panel also concluded, based on physical evidence recovered by official investigators, that the airplane did not strike the water in a sharp dive as earlier reports suggested but was likely controlled until the end, crashing far from shore and outside the earlier search area. Again, it's important to recognize that this panel's conclusions do not bear any official weight and that those conclusions are inferences, not actual knowledge of Shah's intentions. Shah's family reportedly disputes the panel's conclusion, citing the need for direct evidence upon recovery of the plane. Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. Read more of Live Science's [coverage of the](https://www.livescience.com/44248-facts-about-flight-370-passengers-crew-aircraft.html) [missing plane here](https://www.livescience.com/44248-facts-about-flight-370-passengers-crew-aircraft.html). Originally published on [Live Science](https://www.livescience.com/62556-malaysia-plane-mh370-report.html).
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