Well, all three of them were co-workers of mine. I would say that they were all qualified, but maybe not current. Yes, the Captain was killed out right, the co-pilot died about 32 days later (which the FAA does not count as killed in the crash) and the F/E recovered.
The NTSB report says:
“FAA'S DESIGNATED AIRWORTHINESS REP (DAR) HAD INSPD ACFT 3 DAYS BFR & ISSUED FERRY PERMIT. HE LACKED FAA MECH CERT & EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE ACFT. FAA ORDER 8000.62 & AC 183.33 LACKED SPEC GUIDANCE FOR SELECTION, TRNG & OVERSIGHT OF
DAR ACTIVITY. ALSO, LACK OF GUIDANCE CONCERNING MIN EQUIP LIST. PLT NOT CURRENT OR MED QUALIFIED TO FLY ACFT.”
So it was the DAR that was not qualified, and the Captain did not have a current medical. Splitting hairs I know, but they all were friends.