here is the link to the crash, it wasn't directly associated with the filming itself, just the director was having a pleasure flight in Kenya.
With regards egomania, just recently our club purchased a P28A from the US and had it ferried across, the guy was totally different to C.B. - how the pilots put up with his "get-there-itis", I don't know. But there are all sorts of Ferry Pilots, including.....
... pausing to wonder whether I should even mention the ginger one's initials......
.....on second thoughts, best not to even refer to him for fear of thread creep