On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 14:38:22 GMT, EDR wrote in
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Another question that no one seems to be asking is, what prevented the
pilot and student from employing their parachutes as would be
expected?

When a wing comes off, the resulting centrifigal forces become to great
for a person to claw their way out.

Of course we don't know the forces experienced by those pilots during
their final moments with most of one wing missing. But I would guess,
that with only one wing generating lift, the aircraft entered a rapid
roll and dove for the ground. If that was indeed the final flight
mode, and the CG were not centered on the pilots(s), then they would
indeed experience G forces.

In my estimation, it is likely the pilot(s) were positioned above the
CG, and would have experienced centrifugal force in the direction
toward the canopy. Perhaps the severed portion of the wing hit the
cabin when it separated and frustrated their egress.