I still wonder at the missing 'self-preservation' element of this accident. Who in their right mind would hurtle at 150kts, in fog, totally blind, riding a 100 tonne beast towards solid ground unless they were certain where they were and everything was under control? And that's 2 or 3 of them. And they had a perfectly easy escape route, if in doubt. There might be one crazy joe upfront, but not 3 suicidal sheep.
We see this press-onitis in other crashes and it always puzzles the investigators. They know lots are 'mission orientated' people, but why not get it right the 2nd time and thus complete the mission?