The pilot was 44 mostlytosser.
Usually comments from first on the scene are the most correct. Then over time they degrade and are affected by what has been read and heard.
I was once first on the scene at a car crash when the driver who caused the crash said to me straight out that he was sleepy and missed the red.
By the time the cops came his brakes had allegedly failed.
By the time insurance companies got involved he was saying that the other car went through a red.
I was also a witness in a couple of court cases including a murder trial. It's amazing what details stay in your head but equally surprising what leaves over the year or two it takes to complete a trial.