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Originally Posted by mat777
hoodie - eyewitness accounts in the newspaper report say the engine was out.
Eyewitness accounts of accidents are notoriously unreliable, and we should be very careful to not take them as fact when discussing this tragedy.
Indeed - could have been the engine going from open to closed throttle reducing the noise substantially making witnesses think the engine had stopped. Amazing also how often eyewitnesses see smoke or fire.
Personally I don't mind speculation - I can't see why it would upset relatives any more than the terrible events themselves. Also it usually dies out when there is not much more that can be said without inspection of the wreckage and other factors.