Originally Posted by
SaturnV
The crash site supposedly is Grabovo, Donetsk Oblast, which would be about 30 KM northwest of the Russian Ukraine border. If so, forward momentum would suggest it was hit further west.
Once the aircraft loses power and aerodynamic properties it will fall like the proverbial. A gravity bomb would travel about 5 miles. In this case I would expect debris to travel only 3-4 miles.