Thanks for your inputs.

I know you can’t investigate a crash from a picture of a blade, but I just wanted to see if people with more knowledge of crash investigation had the same basic perception as i did.

It seems everyone agrees with Slipstream, when he writes:

“this blade was probably not turning when it hit the ground.”

The blade belong to Super Decathlon N240R, in which Steve Fossett flew and lost his life last september.

I was surprised to learn, that an aviator of that caliber, would be involved in a simple pleasure flight accident (although this is possible), so when i saw the prop blade, I already suspected he might have had engine problems.

Guess I will have to wait for NTSB for the full story.