DB
Just because he is a nice guy, liked by is colleagues, respected even, someone you know well and who is heartbroken does not mean that he was not part of a serious crew error which led to the loss of a serviceable helicopter and the death of 4 passengers who had put themselves under his expert charge.
There were 2 crew so both are part of the same error but P1 is the Commander of the aircraft and in the absence of extenuating circumstances has no option but to take the blame. Hard but true, true for all of us when we sign for an aircraft.