Originally Posted by
N9373M
Very sad. Nice comments by Schiavo. This A/C was reported to be turbine powered. Any thoughts as to what would cause loss of oil and the prop to fall off? Prop Governor? Seizing of the engine and sudden stop would torque the prop off?
Obviously, ever incident/accident is different but I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the governor. Here's a few pics of a Malibu Mirage that had a governor oil leak and subsequent prop shedding.
As for the jogger, there's no "bright side" when a family is suddenly left fatherless but from his point of view, he died instantly with no pain, no fear, and listening to some good tunes while enjoying a nice run on the beach. That's got to be near the top of list of "Good ways to go," IMHO.