[Deaf Smith]

And why is the aircraft not broken up and blackened by the fireball from the crash?

[yukong]

Upon impact, the tail section broke off and the wings and front half went further down track and exploded in a jet fuel caused fireball. The survivors were all in the aft portion that did not burn.

[freeandfreezing]

Look at the videos, most of it is. The only survivors were in the tail section that broke off on impact.