Sun May 26, 6:35 AM ET
By WILLIAM IDE, Associated Press Writer
PENGHU, Taiwan (AP) - The China Airlines jet that crashed Saturday with 225 people aboard broke up into four parts in the sky before plunging into the Taiwan Strait, the chief Taiwanese crash investigator said Sunday. No survivors have been found.
Military radar provided a clear picture of the Boeing 747-200 splitting into four pieces, said Kay Yong, managing director of Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council. "There was an in-flight breakup above the altitude of 30,000 feet. We are very positive about this," he said.
He did not say what might have caused the plane to break apart.
Rough seas slowed the search for bodies and debris from the plane. By Sunday, 78 bodies were pulled from the shimmering water that reeked of jet fuel.
