Originally Posted by
MechEngr
But telling people their loved ones died in agony is cruel and untrue.
Well yes and no.
Were I in a similar situation I would likely just be saying "Sh*t, Sh*t, Sh*t, ..." all the way to the ground. Not panic - disappointment that I would not be going where I bought the ticket to go to.
While I don't see anyone arguing that death was other than instantaneous upon impact, suggesting that exasperation accompanied by a few mild expletives was the strongest emotion felt by those on board in the seconds before they died seems rather unlikely.