The point I was trying to make (or be corrected on) is does it seem plausible that the a/c went from A to B without the need to deviate off course to make the sums work. Since the opinion seems to be that the engines were producing thrust, that the a/c remained structurally intact and that a turning manoeuvre would be avoided in the circumstances, was hoping to establish that such was possible without 'hand of God' stuff.
@Mr Optimistic, in basic arodynamic for every flight part angle between the best gliding-angle and 90 degree (vertical) exist one relation between lift and drag and one corosponding AOA for this angle,
and it results in a relativ stable decending speed, depending on wing area/profile/wight/place of CG/etc so it must not need the steering of the hand of god to fall from 10000m within a few km to nearly every place into the water
look at the polar diagram of mr.lilienthal
The aerodynamics of Lilienthal
so who know which AOA result in which decending speed, and which place of CG (or which elevator pitch) make this way down then stable....
grity