Yep. They fell like a leaf, but that nose was way up. I believe the data recorders put it at an average of 16 degrees and as much as 65.
I don’t know, the passengers must have felt they were just in rough storm turbulents if they were never notified of pending doom.
At 16 degrees, they must have had a fear of hitting the water because they weren’t sure of their altitude. I wonder how far into the four minutes it was when fear struck or did they think they were still high in the sky?