I once had to attempt to train a fellow who had made the most spectacular horlicks of a night visual approach, writing off a brand-new aircraft and nearly killing himself and all aboard in what was technically classed a non-survivable accident (the aircraft was pretty much shredded by a relatively fast, flat impact in a field of corn).
It was horribly fascinating to see how the same thought patterns that must have led to the crash were still present afterwards; he had learned nothing at all from his mistakes, plus he was now quite traumatized, so that he was essentially untrainable.
Going by that I would say that this accident crew probably should be used as a warning to others, but not as trainers. By what we can read in the preliminary report they scarcely qualify as pilots: speed control is a basic skill that they appeared completely to lack. Of course, that said, we have to wait for the final report; there might be something missing from what we have been told so far.
+1! Amen!
