Cheers!
Yes, the families of all those maligned by Mahon et al. would certainly have had a cross to bear. To their credit, they have maintained a level of dignity not exhibited by the Collins family - themselves served badly by the likes of Mahon, Holmes, Dunne etc. - all of whom I believe were utterly sincere but - wrong.
Mahon put his premise in believable terms and the mob at large with little or no aviation knowledge like Mahon himself, bought it ("big evil corporation shafting the little guy/flight plan/changed to fly the plane into a mountain/optical illusion called whiteout/aircraft are flown by computers now don'tchya know, a concept Chippindale was too boneheaded to understand" etc. etc). On the other hand, Chippindale saw no need to "sell" his conclusions, which to the public at large seemed like clutching at straws or mere semantics "16000 ft MSA?!/IFR vs VFR? C'mon, give me a break!!" etc.
A shining example of a how a little knowledge can be dangerous.