"Ben Hallert" wrote in message
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I suspect that the plane stalled (aerodynamically), a witness reported
it as such to the media, and the media rep, upon hearing the word
'stalled' assumed that they must be talking about the engine. One guy
reports that the engine stalled, then all the other reporters
immediately chime in with the same stuff because person A spoke with
such authority.

One witness did say that the engine sputtered two or three times, before
going silent. I think that would be a definite stall.
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Jim in NC