Iteresting post! I don't wish to appear morbid by my interest but I was unaware of this accident at Shannon, an airport I frequent regularly
An even more interesting NTSB report. Departing in fog, quater of a mile with sky obscured and the field below minimas. The report states the aircraft departed on a VFR flight plan. In these conditions and with Geneva as your destination, I would have expected an IFR plan. What was the alternate in the event of a failure on take off?
Controlled fight into ground/water. I don't know what the departure runway was but if it was 24 (assuming a calm wind the pilot may have elected for 24 heading to Geneva), entering the water in 34F must have been horrific! Must also have proven very difficult for the airport fire service to launch a rescue attempt in fog.