"Michael 182" wrote in message
et...
A serious question, though: Assuming the cause of fan stoppage was not
due
to failure of the battery...

I'm probably missing something, but how would a dead battery stop the prop
(assuming fan means prop) ?

Scenario 1: battery dies, rendering fuel transfer pumps inoperable but for
some reason the pilot doesn't notice. Subsequent fuel starvation because
the fuel didn't get transferred as the pilot assumed it did causes engine to
stop.

Scenario 2: a leak in the battery causes the battery box floor to be
corroded and fall out, allowing the battery to drop out, which (in addition
to causing an electrical failure) yanks on a wire that is connected to the
starter, pulling it from its mounts (loose bolts not noticed during the
preflight) and jamming it in the flywheel, causing the engine to freeze up.

Yeah, I know...you're probably wondering more about realistic scenarios. Oh
well...can't help you there...

Pete