>>2599084 (lb)
I agree.
That seems to be a pretty good conclusion so far based upon all the available evidence.
Keep on digging.
Reduction of plane into small pieces does indicate high energy impact. A low energy impact would not cause the plane to break up so much, i.e. the major structures fuselage wings etc would be relatively intact. Check & estimate angle from the wreckage to the broken off trees & branches.
A low angle & low energy crash into trees would tend to leave a broad swathe removed at a gentle angle. Debris would be spread along a long debris field.
Q shaped flight path is from a local law enforcement Cessna 206 circling the crash site.
No, but I am a plane nut & been around planes since I was very small. Have crawled over many wrecks on airfield crash/fire dumps. Used to work vehicle crash recovery though. Crashed vehicles leave similar sorts of debris fields that tell you what happened. The rest is simple common sense.
Dumping of fuel would've left a trail behind the plane.
Flying training out of Whidbey shooting approaches into Ault Field.