Belay my last - I went back and looked at the photo at the beginning that Hargreaves posted and that does match the crash aircraft, clearly showing the OFF position as 2 o'clock. Strange that a lot of photos on the web of R44 cockpits show a different arrangement - is the Raven different from the Raven II in this respect?
Why wouldn't you have a standard switch for all your helicopters if you are Uncle Frank?
So we are back to the reason that the engine stopped was the pilot's fault