Engine failure that can’t be verified because the federal NTSB isn’t going to get the wreckage. Would the radio stop working if the engine failed? What safeguards are there in case an engine fails?
That article says that the deputy director held Fuddy’s hand while she was in the water, they were both in their life preservers, and at some point Fuddy let go.
Sounds an awful lot to me like her seat belt “jammed”. Something was holding her down, and whatever it was didn’t stop Yamamoto from getting out safely from the same area.
The aircraft in question is a single engine turboprop (Cessna 208B).
For those that may not know what the cockpit view is of a Cessna Caravan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd6MQTJz0D4
2nd video of a Caravan after engine failure and landing on field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk33A-yXa34
Cessna Caravan Flight Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTRbshtmJV4