It’s a shame they weren’t in that Cirrus SR22, because then they would have at least had the BRS to fall back on. Of course, there are not enough seats on the Cirrus for such a large family. I don’t know if there are any general aviation parachute equipped six-passenger aircraft.
I read that a test pilot said, “the Piper Cub is the safest of all planes,,, It can just BARELY kill you”.
Depends. Here in Columbus two weeks ago, a doctor and his wife were killed in a Cirrus. The parachute system couldn't help them at low altitude where the trouble appears to have occurred.