Originally Posted by
pbwhi0
Thanks LeadSled for a balanced and de-personalized response.
pbwhi0,
Occam's Razor!!
Interestingly, I am not clairvoyant, just stating the obvious.
Already, quite apart from my comment about probabilities, there is a very strong rumor about that a clearance through C airspace was requested and denied, with an instruction to call the tower..
That will all be recorded.
Even if there was a hellishly badly timed, say, mechanical, problem, they would have been better off over low ground/water.
Tootle pip!!