Mind you, this is apparantly not the first time this individual has claimed insurance on an aircraft accident... I had heard that this person set his previous Piper alight at another South Island Aerodrome some years before, with his two kids inside...
You have to wonder about his mental state to try it a second time... It was a general thought, in our area, on hearing about his ditching off the South Island Coast. "The plane'll probably turn up in a container sometime in the future." Very surprised when it rang true!!!