Engine Failure on the Let..
Hey Ancient Geek,
There is another consideration worth noting that would lead to a major increase in VMC in an engine failure on takeoff scenario and that is if the Failed Engine did NOT Auto-Feather as its ment to. From this post my understanding is the Left Engine( the critical engine on the Let410) failed shortly after take off. If this was the case then the combination of Critical Engine and No Auto-Feather at low altitude would quite easily lead to this accident.
I am speaking from experience I have a couple of thousand hours on type I did experience a catastrophic engine failure on the type many years ago now the major thing about this event was the Prop did NOT auto feather as it was meant to... This has happened to others as well. I might also add I was very fortunate that day as it happened at 1 kt below V1 and we never got airbourne I'm certain that if we did I wouldn't be replying to your post.....