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So based on the critical angle of attack (18 degrees), the pilot in that story above would have literally been at or just over it. He says himself "we were just falling in a slight bank", which is basically what happens at that AOA and speed, the thing just flops over with minimal input.
Ive just been messing about with it on x-plane and it seems to match all this info. It's quite fun trying to fly the thing as slow as possible.