What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed slidell, la (kasd) at 0743 EDT enroute to sarasota, FL (ksrq). It climbed to 27,000 ft at 0818 EDT and leveled there until 0843 EDT and then began a slow climb to 33,000 ft at 1136 EDT. Then the rate of descent was 700-900 ft per minute until 1154 EDT at which time the rate of descent accelerated to 1800 ft per minute and continued until shortly before entering the water because pilots reported the aircraft intact and sinking nose first after floating for a short time.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SLIDELL, LA (KASD) AT 0743 EDT ENROUTE TO SARASOTA, FL (KSRQ). IT CLIMBED TO 27,000 FT AT 0818 EDT AND LEVELED THERE UNTIL 0843 EDT AND THEN BEGAN A SLOW CLIMB TO 33,000 FT AT 1136 EDT. THEN THE RATE OF DESCENT WAS 700-900 FT PER MINUTE UNTIL 1154 EDT AT WHICH TIME THE RATE OF DESCENT ACCELERATED TO 1800 FT PER MINUTE AND CONTINUED UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER BECAUSE PILOTS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT INTACT AND SINKING NOSE FIRST AFTER FLOATING FOR A SHORT TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.