Sounds interesting. Wouldn’t surprise me.
With all those things going on, the additional stress could hinder his coping mechanisms, too.
I’ve watched the “Why Planes Crash” on JFK, Jr. a couple of times, too. They’re usually not too bad. Though I no longer have respect for Lester Holt (narrator).
As some have mentioned JFK, Jr. bought a plane with higher performance than his Cessna 172 and had only had it a short time.
And, the “spatial disorientation” doesn’t fit. I asked several flight trainers and they said it only happens when a pilot falls asleep, when an emergency occurs or in really serious weather.
And, why did he take a new flight plan where he did not have to communicate and even in borderline ifr conditions not one time key up his radio?
I may try to clean up a chapter of my story and post it up. I was aiming to publish it for free for the 20 year anniversary.