"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
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It is if there were a mechanical problem causing loss of power. Pop
out at 800 in the middle of a densely populated area and quick, find
a place to put it down. But we won't know until the investigation, if
then.


The prelim said it was his third attempt at the approach.


It is hard to conclusively deduce much from that. Although, there are quite
a number of crashes after missing one or two approaches and perhaps fatigue
or missing something on the checklist may have played a part in this.