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"Bob Gardner" wrote:

Freefall is a lot different than being pinned in a pile of bodies in the aft
end of the cabin by acceleration forces. I doubt that they were even able to
move, once the dive began.


I understand that, IF they were out of control. I descended at
3000-4000fpm in a 206 and kept the engine warm. It wouldn't be
unreasonable to think they could reach 7000fpm without being out of
control...although it does sound like a spiral descent with inflight
breakup. I'm reading they found the tail section some distance away.
Not the way I want to die.