You may be right Alf, I just wish that it wouldn't happen........
Some eerie coincidences I have noticed over the years with these type of accidents..............:
The pilot is always ''Extremely accomplished, never took risks, so experienced, etc....'' ( which I am NOT disputing in Des' case!)
The other, more frustrating coincidence is that nearly ALWAYS the day after, or second day after a CFIT accident, the day dawns bright blue, sunny glorious flying weather. For example, when a fellow flew his Drifter uneventfully from Boonah all the way down to Victoria then Tasmania, yet crashed and died trying to fly through Cunninghams Gap in IMC conditions (15nm from Boonah!) The next day was the most beautiful flying day you ever saw, and all the pilots joined the search for him flying in beautiful conditions....... I couldn't stop thinking, if he had just waited ONE more night at Warwick......He'd be flying home in this beautiful weather too....Just so sad.
:-(