What was the cause of the crash of Crossair flight 3597?

Crossair 3597 Crash: What caused the plane accident?

Okay, so, the Crossair 3597 crash? Ugh, still messes with me.

Basically, the official report said it was pilot error. Controlled Flight Into Terrain, they called it. CFIT. Really technical way of saying the pilots messed up and flew the plane right into the ground.

Think about it, all those people on that plane... It happened in the dead of night, 24 November 2001. I remember the news reports, chilling. I was in London then, glued to the TV.

The pilots got disoriented. Navigational errors, too. They went off course. Simple as that, right? Except, it's never just that. I always wonder what those pilots were thinking in those final seconds.

Crazy to think a series of small mistakes can lead to something so devastating. Gives you pause, you know? Like, really makes you think.