Your accident report link shows a remarkable similarity in the sense that in both cases it involved a collision with an obscured object in cloud and both with highly experienced and regarded pilots and shows that even the best can get it wrong with tragic results.
That's why we have altimeters, maps, GPS, moving maps, Radalts and common sense for God's sake!
But then why bother even marking high buildings with lights in the first place? Or for that matter making Jets like I fly carry expensive TAWS?
The facts are that CFIT accidents still feature highly in accident stats and the argument that he should not have been such a silly boy is not enough.
Maybe compulsory fitting of high intensity lighting on Cranes which tower above high buildings, in densely populated areas near aircraft routes should be an extra safeguard.
They may not have saved this pilot we will never know but maybe they would have. Not having any lights at all certainly did not and having the lights mandated at night only is crazy!!
One stupid little static light bulb like red light is not good enough!!!
Pace