captain norman t. day, the mishap ch-53e's wingman, was relieved of flying duty as a result of the crash and faced the threat of charges of dereliction of duty after it was revealed that he was responsible for providing updated weather information for the flight. a heavily redacted 400 page report cited causes such as spatial disorientation, overconfidence in the use of night-vision goggles, and pilot error in addition to the poor weather conditions.