question : would the pilots be at fault if the victim of the prank had suffered a heart attack or stress-related stroke due to the thrill-ride? Not legally, mo

question : would the pilots be at fault if the victim of the prank had suffered a heart attack or stress-related stroke due to the thrill-ride? Not legally, morally. I tend to think so, given that creating a thrill-ride is outside the scope and purview of being a private pilot. A professional, acting outside the scope of his profession, who seems to be acting with malice or disregard creates a situation that could quite literally kill a person who has certain conditions (even unknowingly). >Noone's life was at risk. I can't do the mental acrobatics that are necessary to see that as a zero risk situation. It's not just the airframe that the pilot is tasked with worrying about, the safety of the occupants comes first.