8:11 a.m. the day it disappeared nearly eight hours after take off and seven hours after air traffic control last site of the aircraft. still no answers where it was going on why. the search has expanded to a danting area including the northern and southern track in the indian ocean. sunday, march 16, authorities claim the communication system, known as acars was disabled before the pilots last words to air traffic control leading to questions about why the crew did not raise this issue. the timing of the acar shut down would later be called in a shut down. that same day malaysia's government reveals the captain's personal fliekt simulaght simul being examined. we learn the co-pilot uttered the final words the flight. all right, goodnight. the number of countries involved in the search has grown from 14