Investigators say Air France jet made hard landing, broke up on ...

Jul 2nd, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

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Reporting from Paris -- Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 people aboard, probably made a hard belly landing and broke up upon impact with the water, French investigators said Thursday, citing preliminary evidence.

None of the life jackets found by salvage teams were inflated, meaning passengers were not able to prepare for a water landing, said lead investigator Alain Bouillard. He said investigators could not determine whether the passengers were conscious at the time of the crash.

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