Leafy, no need to talk down to people here you supercilious ass. The history of registration list has only just popped up.
So...relatively young for an Islander at perhaps ‘only’ 32 years old. Though that list does not state when PBN actually built it.
But with so many changes of ownership, there is still the thought that somewhere in its life it was over stressed, and possibly more than once. And corrosion and cracking has been known to occur in airframes younger than 32 years.
It really pisses me off when people immediately start calling in to question the pilot’s actions, or lack of experience, before a proper investigation has been concluded.