The aircraft descended like a slow meteorite to the water.

The aircraft descended below the minimum descent altitude for that area.

The aircraft staggered and descended in a flat attitude with little forward speed.

Air flowing into the bottle indicates that the aircraft is descending.

The stricken aircraft quickly descended to less than 1,000 feet above the terrain.

Then the aircraft descended vertically until it rested on the ground.

An investigation could not determine why the aircraft descended through its assigned flight level.

The aircraft then descended until it hit the sea.

The aircraft continued its descent and descended through the 2040 feet step down altitude.

Chavez asked as their aircraft descended to meet its shadow on the runway.