Box - why don't you go look at the map and see where they crashed - then come back here and remake your statement.
There definitely was a (small) chance of putting it down in the river- and right side up always is better I'd say. I made no assumptions about this.
I don't know at what point they lost control - it may have been while trying to avoid a building. In which case they did what they could. But if it turns out they stalled it higher up..... Not good.
I honestly can't believe how you can say there's no difference between falling down stalled and a controlled glide! City below you or not.
Ultimately my concern here is still the likeliness of several recent accidents all having mishandling when handflying as a common factor. And maybe this one too...