The aircraft was overweight, C of G outside the aft limit, taking off downwind, a 10 inch spacer missing from the main undercarriage and eyewitnesses reported that it was already on fire before it hit the titanium. There is more, but not un Grenouille to blame.
chauvinism: exaggerated or aggressive patriotism
The legendary Nicolas Chauvin was a Frenchman. What else did we expect?