Without wanting to apportion blame whatsoever, because at the end of the day (
), mistakes and accidents do happen, (something our increasingly litigious society forgets), wasn't there something in the report about a loose restraint (lap)strap resulting in control restriction being the possible reason? (I think I'm remembering the correct report).
If I am not getting incident and report mixed up, it was the passengers strap - so what do you blame?
Failure of the Captain to make sure pax was properly strapped in?
Poor brief on function of restraint harness?
Lack of understanding by pax despite thorough briefing?
Inadvertant failure to strap in correctly due to exitement/age/arthritic hands (4/5 point harnesses can be a bitch)?
Something else?
Whatever, it was a tragic
accident resulting from a generous offer of a flight as a gift, which took 2 people too early, one of whom many of us know through the college as a friendly, affable person - it's a shame that this sorry episode has resurfaced.