The NTSB interviewed 20 witnesses about Denver's last flight. Six of them had seen the plane crash into the bay near Point Pinos. Four said the aircraft was originally heading west. Five said that they saw the plane in a steep bank, with four saying that the bank was to the right (north). Twelve described seeing the aircraft in a steep nose-down descent. Witnesses estimated the plane's altitude between when heading toward the shoreline. Eight said they heard a "pop" or "backfire" accompanied by a reduction in the engine noise level just before the plane crashed into the sea.
the ntsb interviewed 20 witnesses about denver's last flight six of them had seen the plane crash into the bay near point pinos four said the aircraft was originally heading west five said that they saw the plane in a steep bank with four saying that the bank was to the right (north) twelve described seeing the aircraft in a steep nose-down descent witnesses estimated the plane's altitude between when heading toward the shoreline eight said they heard a "pop" or "backfire" accompanied by a reduction in the engine noise level just before the plane crashed into the sea