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Pilot should be able to communicate even if engine is on fire (especially then). Transponder doesn't suddenly stop working if your engine erupts in flames.

• doersino 7y ago
  Aviate, navigate, communicate. They would have been rather occupied with the first two.
  • saberdancer 7y ago
    Good point. I concede. I'd still expect them to declare an emergency but it's possible that the event was so catastrophic they didn't find the time.
    • sandos 7y ago
      Its even fairly common, one guys is reading checklists and the other is, you know, flying the airplane.
  • EForEndeavour 7y ago
    To be fair, communication is different from ADS-B transmissions, which end abruptly at the flight's maximum speed and altitude: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ps752#23732569 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ps752#23732569