First of all, we both know there's no such thing as total safety. In contrast to other ticketholders, you made a qualified decision to venture forth.

As partial payment for indiscretions past, the skygods decided I needed to pilot flying boats for a while. Round engine & turbine converted, manufactured early in the post war period. At some point, everything on earth wears out. Guys had to perform repair/inspection work Grumman never imagined during design and construction. The accident aircraft was 80. Let's face it, MX protocols to service routine operations on antique fleets are experimental, at least to some degree. Not that it matters to victims, I also hope the reason lies elsewhere.