1. Where did the wings, tail? go? they obviously didnt penatrate the ground.
2. Where is the thousands of gallons of fuel that were in those wings? shouldnt they have burned atleast one blade of grass around the wings?
3. How do fuel laden wings leave imprints or dents on the ground without touching the grass, breaking blades, burning them ect. at 500mph?
Can the next few replies answer the numbered questions?
The wings (outboard of the engines) and tail are composed of light gauge
metal without much heavy reinforcement. These parts are shredded into
something resembling metallic "confetti". Heavier pieces such as wing
spars, keel beam, engines and pylons, landing gear would tend penetrate
the ground.
Fuel tanks would be ruptured by the impact forces even before hit the
ground. Fuel would be atomized and dispersed in cloud which because
of the momentum would travel in direction aircraft was heading at impact.
You can see from photos of the scene that the trees are singed. Also
much of the lighter debris was hurled into the woods and was caught in
the trees. Searchers report that for several weeks after every time
wind would rustle the trees that small pieces of debris fell out of the
branches.
Can see from scene photos that the wings from engines inboard left
imprint in the ground. Remember ground was soft fill in what was
reclaimed strip mine.