New reports now show that the Air France flight 447, which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, was still intact upon impact This is the information that was found out on the first report that has been released by the French accident bureau investigating the disaster that claimed the life of all 228 people that were on board.

Most experts were shocked to find out that the Airbus A330 did not break up in flight. The report also goes on to show that it was not a tail or nose down dive either. According to an investigation that was done on all 660 pieces of debris that were found, it had shattered when it hit the sea on its belly.

Alain Bouillard, who is the chief investigator that is leading the investigation, said that the plane was not destroyed during flight like many believed. He went on to say that it seems as if the plane hit the surface of the water still fully intact. He also pointed out that it would also appear that the plane hit the water at level attitude as if the pilot had been going in for a crash landing. Either way, it does appear that the plane had a very strong vertical acceleration, which would explain how the plane would have almost exploded upon impact.

Experts say that an aircraft that is falling belly first is very likely to be in a stall or at least trying to recover from one. An aircraft that is diving fully out of control at a high altitude normally breaks up well before reaching the ground. This new information shows that the crew had still retained some control over the plane during the plummet to the ground over the last four minutes.