ORIGINAL: wojtek
it looked as if all of a sudden he just lost radio control ... hey you never know, it could have gone into failsafe because someone else turned a radio on on the same channel .... its possible that it could have been someone other than the pilot who was 100% responsible.. We often think of getting shot down as a risk to our planes, but often it can be a risk to human life. I have seen planes get locked out by some numb nut who turned on, and caused a plane to crash near people.. Frequency control is something we also need to pay great attention to at all times !
I have been told(and this is second hand info, not to be construed as fact) that there were previous interference issues on the same channel earlier in the day. Most courts would find the pilot negligent. He knew there were potential issues. He flew anyway.
And I would have to agree with the court.
Now...it is possible this information about previous interference is not true, so take it with a grain of salt.