The time of the accident was approximately 10:02 pm, about 5½ minutes after the plane had been cleared to descend from FL110 (11000 ft) to FL60 (6000 ft).
A hora do accidente foi aproximadamente as 10:02 pm, uns 5 minutos e medio despois de que o avión fose autorizado a descender de FL110 (11 000 pés) a FL60 (6 000 pés).