You are correct
prospector when you say the OFFICIAL report (Chippendale) has never been challenged (in a court of law). However, because of the
“captain’s decision to make a VMC descent below the specified minimum safety height while north of McMurdo.” conclusion by Chippendale and subsequent controversy, resulted in the Royal Commission of Inquiry, and its much different assessment of the
true cause.
Have you got the energy to start a new thread to debate the OFFICIAL report? Count me in!