It was correct to quash the charge of GN because that charge requires certain criteria to be met, and clearly they were not met. I also agree that 17 years is a long time to wait.
Maybe I am the only one (or one of a very few) who thinks that the 'backslapping all round' is unseemly? I don't know.
I've never met or heard from anyone who doesn't tacitly admit that they almost certainly CFIT'd the thing.
The crash site supported them doing a big pull-up so they nearly made it and if there was something wrong with their a/c, clearly it could still climb.
I've never heard of ANY alternative cause of the crash put forward. None.
IMHO, these guys should be grateful they had no CVR or DFDR, because if they had, it would have been all too clear what happened.