A, B and C checks performed July 2018.
which does not make much sense as it is stated... If you do the C Check, it includes the A and B Check tasks anyway. Painting is out of that logic anyway.
I do not even know whether Convair has ever published letter checks, this policy was introduced later in the industry around the mid 60s. But maybe Convair was pioneering this.
Probably the former owner/maintenance organisation called it that way.
They were not legally entitled to pilot that aeroplane on that registration at that time.
This looks neglectable to me compared to not reacting to an engine fire...
because of their actions people DIED.
Probably both opposites as well...
Because they did
not take certain actions, people died.
Because of some of their actions many people SURVIVED.
What they did perfectly is "fly the plane" and "control the plane as far as possible into a crash", this for sure saved lives. But it does not make them heroes.
They should have probably realized earlier that they will not make it back to the airport and perform an emergency landing in a suitable flield. There were several along their flight path.
Thanks to GoPro we will probably receive a great final report.