something must have gone seriously wrong for the nose of the plane to have declined at such an extreme angle.
"You need something to hold the nose down” said Benjamin Berman, a a former NTSB investigator who has experience flying 737s.
Aviation Experts Baffled By Crash Of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735
Just been sent a pic from a friend (who's an airline pilot) and it seems the China Eastern 737 - 800 had lost its rudder/tail prior to hitting the ground! The wings are in tact, as it seems are both engines, it's missing its tail section though.