Reply #105: Recap - my argument

[TrogL]

A large number of plane crashes are caused by pilot error, be it incompetence, poor cockpit management skills, inattention, stupidity or insanity.

At least one of the pilots is documented as being incompetent, stupid and or inattentive (eg. pushing wrong buttons) and having poor cockpit management skills to the point where a co-pilot had to wrestle the controls away from him. At least one of the pilots needed work on approaches.

Cockpit management skills can be adversely impacted by less than ideal weather.

Cockpit management skills can be adversely impacted by unexpected events.

The plane flew through less than ideal weather - clouds, fog, possible icing (at least at higher altitudes).

The plane came out of the clouds fairly well on course, but too high and too fast - an unexpected event.

The pilots, perhaps encumbered with a cockpit management load that exceeded their ability to cope, failed to properly slow the plane or perform a go-around and either deliberately forced it into a stall or lost control of the aircraft and were unable to recover from said stall.