Not A Freak Accident
A freak accident is one where an unusual situation brings it about. The situation was not unusual or unique. Different types of aircraft from various airlines transit the ITCZ multiple times each day. It just so happens that two, or maybe three, of the pilots assigned to this flight were not up to the challenge and a failure of an aircraft system occurred when these three were assigned. While it is true that the holes in the cheese did line up for this one, that happens for every accident and, in this one, there are readily identifiable contributors to the final result. I was once a passenger on a flight where the holes lined up to cause a crash but they lined up again and I was able to escape. In that case, the authorities recognized the multiple causes and took appropriate action. We must not allow anything less than full effort in correcting those multiple causes. Calling this a freak accident reduces the impetus to correct the identified problems.