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Catastrophic in-flight event. that heat flash is similar to the red flash people witnessed when twa crashed. and that turned out to be the plane already on fire at 8400 feet in the night sky. whatever it was that brought the russian jet down caused the tail to break apart from the airplane. when that happened will be key to the investigation. so will the burn marks in the desert, he says. the airplane hit the ground and didn't scatter. possibly preserving important clues. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> and he joins us now and holds the detinction of the first certified airplane and power plant ...

Didn't scatter, possibly preserving important clues. randy kaye, cnn, new york. >> and john joins us now. he is the first ever certified airframe and power plant mechanic to be on the national transportation safety board. few know more about how planes are put together and can come apart. how likely is it that this was a catastrophic mechanical failure rather than something more few neighb -- nefarious. >> it is unlikely it is a fuel tank explosion because of the effort to make sure that doesn't happen again. there was a tremendous amount of work and resources that went into making sure that w...