"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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That is the problem with overgeneralization--it is usually wrong. It
"could"
indeed cause more than terror and discomfort. The Brazilian airliner lost
a
passenger when it had two windows taken out; a Piedmont airliner suffered
a
passenger fatality during a rapid decompression that did not involve any
large opening at all. Having been through a few nasty eardrum ruptures, I

Brooks


Direct quote from NTSB report ATL89IA099 concerning the Piedmont
incident: (emphasis added)

THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO A DAYTON HOSPITAL AND
DIED AT ABOUT 6 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES LATER. THE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORONER RULED THAT DEATH WAS
DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES.
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Henry Bibb