I'd like to agree with the person who indicates he would rather fly an older well maintained plane than a newer cad/cam lightweight plane. People talking about aircraft age seem to be wrong...now a brand new jet vs. a poorly maintained older plane is different!
The computer annimation is not by CNN, it is by telemadrid...though cnn has used it...so let's get that straight.
IT IS very interesting (post 156) if there are skid marks from this crash on the runway...if indeed the plane didn't get airborne, this is vital to investigators.
if the plane had problems with the left (port) engine and rejected the takeoff and used full reverse on the right (starboard) engine, it might "veer" to the right...but pilots are trained to use thrust reverse and maintain directional control.
I will look up the runway length, but if someone has all the data for this airport, please post.