the plane, or assisting them away from the plane, because there was a large amount of fire after the crash. >> reporter: erick garcia was with his 2-year-old son when he saw the plane wobbling and gliding before it crashed. >> as soon as i arrived to the scene, i seen the, you know, bodies on the floor, unfortunately. >> reporter: listen as the pilot of the beechcraft single-engine plane tells the tower he's having engine trouble. >> i'm losing power quickly. i might have to put it down somewhere. >> do you see anywhere that's safe for you to land? >> i'm trying to find a field, a park. i've got something in sight. i don't know where i am. >> reporter: there was so much fuel on board, late today after the scene was cleared, it reignited. firefighters beating back the flames once again. david, you can see what's left of the plane there behind me. the ntsb, who's leading this investigation into the crash, says this plane was built in 1969, making it 55 years old, david. >> david: 1969, all right.