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so what was it???

The same as what the Civil Air Board determined in 1959:

The Board determines that the probably cause of this accident was the pilot’s unwise decision to embark on a flight which would necessitate flying solely by instruments when he was not properly certificated or qualified to do so. Contributing factors were serious deficiencies in the weather briefing, and the pilot’s unfamiliarity with the instrument which determines the attitude of the aircraft.

There's no new information in this article, despite the the clickbait title implying something new. The pilot made the horrendous decision to fly in conditions at night that would require him to navigate by instruments alone, which he was not qualified to do. He subsequently flew the plane into the ground.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

So you’re telling me it wasn’t UFOs? Oh well.

[Chode]

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