As Frank Borman observed, "a superior pilot uses his superior judgement to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill"
We have all frightened ourselves witless during our younger days in the air. The eternal problem is how to survive that transition and acquire enough smarts to keep our noses clean while we get to a place where we have a reasonable chance of identifying hazards before they get to kill us.
The introduction of better supervision and mentoring is the best change in recent years - one just has to look at the extent to which our military brethren have reduced their mishap rates in an hazardous environment.
The reduction in guidance material generally, such as the loss of the local crash comics, years ago, hasn't helped.
There is no simple fix it answer, we all just have to do what we can to contribute to the solution rather than the problem.
So far as the story's details, if we can just keep it a bit under control until the details are in the public domain, that would be appreciated. This applies, especially, to identifying pilot details. I have no inside information but it is not inconceivable that relatives are yet to be contacted, given that many folks are away on holidays.