Planes that break apart in mid air

woodstock

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While we are talking about icing, and heights, and "pucker factor"...

That family who fell out of the sky from NJ a few weeks ago (the pilot who tread where angels fear to - even the heavies were urgently giving pireps about icing...)

When these planes fall apart, are the people typically separated from the plane such that you are flying through space for XXX minutes merely strapped to your seat? Does the plane go down mostly intact (but for wings) until the splat? Do you think the people die before the impact, or at least lose consciousness?
 
When these planes fall apart, are the people typically separated from the plane such that you are flying through space for XXX minutes merely strapped to your seat? Does the plane go down mostly intact (but for wings) until the splat? Do you think the people die before the impact, or at least lose consciousness?
I suppose it depends on the specifics of the situation. I'm not so sure that finding answers for those three questions leads to anything of utility.
 
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