holy crap - i've read about that flight so many times - it's one of the stories that keeps me relatively calm in turbulence* (along with the video of the famous 777 wing failure test) - they both give me solace in how much a plane is built to survive (yet, i read a lot about plane crashes, and also know what small things/mistakes/flaws lead to the opposite outcome)
* (obvi unfortunate that it happened and people had to experience that)
* (obvi unfortunate that it happened and people had to experience that)
and sorry to hear about your father.