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[Ernie Martin]

I agree, something doesn't add up. Sole occupant, so it's lightly loaded and should fly well on one engine. Front prop was turning, but might it have been windmilling because the pilot failed (or didn't have time) to feather it, given one eyewitness' statement "I heard no power"? I always think of running out of fuel, but Valdosta, GA, is real close to the accident site -- hard to believe the pilot didn't check fuel quantity before departure.

Ernie