Yup, 20 years ago I was teaching people to use a mixture of white light and NVIS - there had previously been the mantra that the two should be mutually exclusive but the improvements in goggle technology had not been fully appreciated.
Judicious use of the steerable landing light and often a white spotlight from the cabin helped spot those sneaky little wires that are often hidden in trees.
Lights not a factor in this case though, they had plenty of daylight left.
From the updated news report it seems one crew member survived so maybe answers will be forthcoming from her.
I note the pilot's age was 63, presumably single pilot commercial ops over the age of 60 is allowed in the USA?
https://www.al.com/news/2023/04/medi...by-county.html
I think age limits only apply to Part 121 operations (basically airlines). This would be Part 135 I think.