B1900 missing in the congo?

[Lifes-a-Beech]

V1...Ooops - an interesting post with some very valid, relevant and pertinent points which you make. I agree with a lot of what you said and give you full credit for the comprehensive outlay and articulation of your thoughts.

And yes I do agree that there are 2 tracks to accident posts, namely
1) the condolences and tributes
2) Questions pertaining to the contributing factors.

May I reitterate that I have absolutely no problem what-so-ever with the questions being asked or posed and the need to learn from the answers found, in order to avoid future accidents and mishaps.

My gripe however is the way in which you have addressed your posts. As you didn't know the crew, this is a far less sensitive issue for you and the need to learn the facts is obviously your priority. In addition to this, I am assuming that you haven't worked for either organisation and are basing your posts on hearsay and not on what you have personally experienced. I am also assuming that you haven't experienced the emotional turmoil which goes with being an employee (either pilot or management) of an organisation which has experienced this type of event.

We are all aware that there have been previous incidents/accidents for both these companies, however if you think about it from a human nature perspective, do you not think that the parties involved have taken every opportunity to learn from previous mistakes and implemented precautionary measures to prevent accidents from happening? I don't think any person or organisation would ever want something like this to happen once, let alone more than once.

The employees and management of both AirServ and CemAir, as well as the friends and family of not only the pilots, but also the pax are reading this thread. This must be absolutely devasting for all parties involved including both companies; and not only from the point of view that they have lost close friends, colleagues and co-workers. All I'm asking is that you consider all these people and the toll that this must be taking on them on all levels, especially emotionally and psychologically. Making unjustified allegations and insinuating blame, which either directly or indirectly attack these companies' and their employees moral and ethical principles is unfair.