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kopirgan ◴[] No.43532251[source]
The pilot, del Pizzo himself seems to have realised upon return to flying, the sound of engine dying he heard was actually the thrust engine not the main one.

Not sure if that's one factor the investigation considered. You can't wish away fact that the plane flew several minutes after he bailed.

Very hard for us to know it's complex.. We Can only guess

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jpgvm ◴[] No.43532360[source]
Losing all instruments with no visibility is still ejectable even if he thought the engine was still running. He was disorientated and relying on his instruments, when flying under IFR (instrument flight rules) loss of instruments is tantamount to loss of control. The likely outcome in those situations is controlled flight into terrain at 350+mph.

With low altitude being an aggravating factor he was always 100% correct in ejecting and whatever the plane did afterwards is largely irrelevant.

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kopirgan ◴[] No.43532460[source]
Yes 750m doesn't give much room for errors or time
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rcakebread ◴[] No.43532795[source]
It was 750 feet, not meters. So much less room.
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1. jpgvm ◴[] No.43534321[source]
Even if he held the glide without visibility (harder than it sounds) he would have had less than 60s before eating dirt (rate of descent was ~800ft/min).