donjohnston
En-Route
Smoke from the engine has been mentioned in every report on the incident that I've read.I was talking to a pilot at the airport who said he was up flying when it happened. He said she did a overhead break and for no reason went straight in. He opined she locked up and never woke up. Is there a prelim on it somewhere? First I’m hearing of smoke.
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2022/03/extra-ng-n100ng-fatal-accident-occurred.html
St. John’s County Fire and Rescue said Fox’s plane went down near the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. Jim Bourke was Fox’s fiancé and partner for nearly two decades. He was flying next to her right-wing when smoke started to come out of the engine.
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media...ac-family/?utm_source=ebrief&utm_medium=email
“My flight partner is having engine trouble, the engine is not running well, she’s trailing smoke and she’s making a beeline for the airport right now.” Fox can be heard declaring an emergency moments later.