I was flying into BN at the time, hearing all this going on. Sounds like the poor bugger just couldn't seem to hold her straight,
. His heading was all over the place, then it just went quiet from him, followed by an ELT.
Hat's off to the Centre controller who was doing his utmost best to try and salvage the situation. Considering the traffic at the time, plus dealing with this emergency, he deserves a month off and a pat on the back.
morno