>> the helicopter with two pilots and a reporter on board twirls and twists around like a corkscrew. the pilot, fighting for control. >> it was coming down like this, like this, coming down, coming down. >> but it's no use. the 3,000-pound aircraft slams into a chimney on a four-story apartment building, then flips over onto a lower roof next door. breaking apart into pieces. it looked like certain death for those inside. but then, amazingly, the pilot hasan kahn and reporter andrew torres managed to climb out of the wreckage on their own. pilot russ mowry, however, is stuck inside, and the engine is still running with 80 gallons of fuel on board, threatening to ignite. police officers arrive within minutes. they were already on the scene responding to the earlier shooting that the helicopter originally was sent to cover. >> he was telling us, pull the red levers, pull the red levers. >> to stop the engine. >> to stop the engine, yes.