That is not true. The pilot was an instrument rated instructor pilot flying under SVFR (special VFR) rules allowing him to fly low. This was done for expediency to save time. Probably pilot error unless a mechanical problem is discovered. When flying that low you simply have no margin of error. If things go wrong you have no altitude to recover.
I realize that now. I think instead of speculating about what happened and wait to see what the NTSB says what happened.
SVFR doesn’t allow pilots to fly low. Where did you get that from? SVFR is for airport operations.