That accident was virtually the definition of a tragedy. The outcome is almost predetermined and as all the pieces fall into place, so the tragedy unfolds!
My one accident was Malcolm Allen's. He was a great pilot, a nice chap and a friend. We were both in the same flying group and he gave me a lot of advice when I first flew our Jurca Tempete. He was a far more experienced pilot than I. When he crashed as the result of hyperthermia combined with a high stress situation, I suddenly realised that even very good pilots could seriously get things wrong! Since then I've known that I should never judge too harshly when it's "pilot error" and it's almost always a case of "there but for the grace of God .... "
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