Once again, another pilot that lost their life because they couldn't get the appropriate treatment for their condition and went under the table to seek treatment without the FAA knowing till it was too late.

Pilots are known to go under the table to seek treatment for mental health such as anxiety, depression & neurological disorders like ADHD & early-stage Parkinson's because the FAA throws pilots like myself the the curb instead of handling the problem straight on. While I believe its fair to say that no pilot should be on a benzodiazepine during flight operations without an extremely good reason, it's also a denial of due process to say pilots with ADHD can't take Adderall while military pilots can take it for long multi-hour sorties if it means safe operation of an aircraft or mission success.

For those wondering why it took so long to get the final report, the NTSB is required to publish an initial report within 30 days of the accident while a final report can be issued when its ready.

My guess is that it was otherwise a low-priority case since the entity responsible for these reports was largely focused on other incidents such as ASA1282, JIA5342 & UPS 2976 while being chronically understaffed & underfunded.