they were 30 to 40 feet up in the dare then there was a hard veer to the left. probably caught a wing or tire, one of the wheels on it and caused it to tumble into the woods. jon: james voutour is the sheriff in niagara county where that phr eupb came down. all of them survived except for one of them is in extremely critical condition. sheriff thank you. jenna: president obama is in atlanta right now. one very prominent democrat will be absent from the big event he is going to this afternoon. bret baier tells us why coming up next.
jon: any indications yet, i mean i know that the national transportation safety board is there trying trying to figure out wal what happened. from talking with the pilot or anybody on board are there any indication as to exactly what happened this crash? the faa is working the investigation as we speak under the authority of the ntsb. the ntsb will release the results of the investigation at a later day it takes them anywhere from a month to a year to release them. there appears to have been a distraction in the cockpit. jon: a distraction in the cockpit. it is possible that maybe the trees that cushioned the blow may have snagged the plane. the trees to the left and right of the aircraft were what actually snagged it. there was a hard veer to the left right after take off.