bubbers44
Does anybody here believe the PF was not at fault by pulling the SS full up for 3 minutes until impact with the ocean?
Well... That depends on what you really mean by your question. If you mean "were the PF's actions the primary cause (or one of the primary causes) of this crash?", then, from what we know at this point, the answer is "yes."
If you mean "were the PF's actions the sole cause or contributing factor to this crash?", then the answer is clearly "no". In other words, it took a lot more than his actions alone to bring this aircraft down. (I.E, that night, during the event, one would include: Actions of PNF, inaction(s) of PNF, actions/decisions of Captain, and, as a contributing factor of course: pitots. Other contributing factors: AF training, AF SOP's, airline hiring and training in general, intrumentation perhaps, etc etc.)
Your use of the word "fault" muddies the waters in terms of accident analysis. But if you insist, and really do mean to ask, "Was it the PF's fault the a/c crashed?", the answer can only be, "partly."