Originally Posted by
etudiant
Exactly. The aircraft being so low on final, in clear weather, with two experienced pilots and a known engine problem suggests it was unable to maintain flight. No idea whether there was some adjacent more open area to ditch in, free from the runway approach lights.
There isn't much open area around Bradley - most of it is either developed or forested. The only clear areas may have been some of the open area between the runways.