What worries me about the PA38 accident above is that pilot (who I knew, incidentaly) did not lower the nose when the engine failed yet transmitted a mayday and may have (according to the report) also switched off the mags and fuel.
Having suffered a partial engine failure in a Chipmunk at almost the exact same spot as Ian's accident (off 09R at Barton), I know the importance of INSTANT forward stick cannot be over emphasised. All the other stuff (radios, mags, fuel) can wait (especially the radio).