Just make sure nobody blocks the roadway for fire. It's a mess. Let rescue come over here. There's some electrical. Are they breathing and talking? Hey. Where's the people Where's the people that were in the plane? We have at least one person still entrapped. There's no fire right now. Come on over here. I'm going to get you a seat. I'm going to get you a seat in the air conditioner. Perfect. Just keep her in here for right now. There's no fire right now. Come on. Let's get you Let's get you Guys, guys, before you start whacking away, rescue's going to come with their tools so they can get her out. Let her stay where she's at. There's no fire. Hey, we don't know the status on her legs, so let's not try and move her. It looks like everybody is alive and There you go. You want to have her Just have her have a seat. Okay. How many people were in the plane? Four? >> All of you are out? >> Hey, whose car is this? >> Leo! Leo! >> Leo, move this car! >> Whose car is that? Hey, whose car is that? You need to move it. >> You have all four out? >> Everyone is out of the plane. Everyone is out of the plane. >> Open, open, open. >> Have everyone out of the plane, fire off, please. >> I have one right here. The other three right here. Are you the pilot? And we have >> She was uh She's probably going to be the worst. She was stuck. Her legs were stuck inside and the two kids were inside as well. >> Yeah, everybody's out. Everybody's out. >> Miraculously, all occupants survived thanks to quick-acting civilians who reportedly put out a fire with garden hoses. A fire that unattended could have led to gruesome fatalities. Other nearby neighbors pried open the plane using a sledgehammer, an axe, and an angle grinder to rescue those trapped inside. Another surprising key factor in their survival will soon be revealed to officers. >> Does everybody back up? >> We're going back on our side. >> No one else is over here. No one >> No, there's three over here, both. >> If we didn't have that sledgehammer that he had, it would have been a lot worse. >> Once we cracked that glass, it was easy to get them out back there. >> You put Put her in the truck over there. Let's get her out of the way. She's a passenger? Have all the passengers over here. Have a seat. You're okay. So So three passengers and the captain over there are sitting on the on the tree. Slowly. Slowly. >> Yeah, I don't know. >> All right, everybody back up. Off the street. Off the street, guys. Thank you for your help. Guys, do me a favor. Just back up for me. >> You guys are okay? >> Thank god. There we Perfect. >> Just breathe normally. >> Take some deep breaths. >> No, we just took the deep breaths away, bro. We just took them out. We just took them out of the plane. >> There doesn't appear to be any major injuries. >> Yeah. >> Three passengers and the pilot's over there. No major no bad injuries. I don't know how. >> Them, her, and him. >> Inside? >> So, she doesn't have any injuries right now? >> Did anybody actually see the plane crash? >> We heard it. As soon as I heard it, I ran out. >> We live right here. >> I live right now. I heard it and I ran out. >> Do me a favor. Start asking these guys if they're on the other side if they heard anything. If they saw >> While getting the water hose after the fire trucks came. They brought an ax. They broke the window. And they were able to get them out. The guy was the first one to crawl out. >> My father is a first responder. He was the >> But he didn't witness it, right? >> No, we didn't witness He just jackhammered the window and >> Did you guys hear or see anything? >> No, we heard when it like landed. >> When just when it hit? Where do you guys live here? >> No, we live right across the street. >> Yeah, so you guys all saw it? You didn't happen to witness it crash, did you? >> No, no. It was when we came out, it was already on the ground and smoking. So, >> I heard it come down. I heard the engine >> We just smashed the glass and got them out. >> Do you guys have cameras or anything that may have picked anything up? >> No. I only heard the sound. >> Okay. >> And none of you guys saw the crash? >> Yeah, I saw it. >> Oh, you saw it? >> I I thought it was going to hit the tree. When I saw it, I said, "Hey, it's a plane crash." We we ran out. >> You saw it? You saw it? >> We saw it. >> I saw the plane going low, but he didn't pay attention to the >> So, you actually watched it crash? >> Yeah, it hit the I thought it hit the tree, but I was a block a block away, though. >> All right. >> Did anybody have like cameras or anything like Cameras in >> We got on the door. >> Let's start getting plane 43. Let's see if we can get the tail number. You want to get the passenger 43 on that whatever you got from here? >> How much How much >> They supposed to have one hour. >> I don't know what happened. I think that that I don't know. Just when I take the the the landing gear out >> You lost it then? >> Yes. >> Who was trying to rush >> He was He was >> Love. >> I don't know, man. I was out here under the first minute. >> That's all crossing should be leaking fuel all over it. That's not fuel. >> No, they've been They were hosing it before you guys got here. >> Yeah, that's I smell that's all like water. >> You were trying to get them out? >> Yeah, I I was >> Any of you guys here have any ring cameras or anything? >> Yeah, we have a Google camera right there. >> I don't know if they got Oh, yeah, you can tell Let me check on his phone. >> You have footage? >> It was so close to my house. Is there a way you can email or text me that or send me the footage? >> Is that a plane? >> It is a plane. They need to close that [ __ ] airport down, man. >> Can't disagree with you. >> That came so close to my house. >> Did you have an ID or anything or >> He says he has a passport in the >> Okay. He saw it? >> Yeah, I was at my sister's house watching TV. I saw the plane low, but I saw it hit the tree. >> Was it going this way or this >> It was coming this way. I think going towards the airport. >> When I I it tap of I said it's going to crash. So, me and my nephew ran out of the house. We drove here about a couple blocks away. >> We need to turn everyone back because there are complaints that it's not secure yet. They don't know if they got the >> Yeah, go back past the fire truck. >> Let's all move it to wherever you need to go. >> Oh my god, that house got so lucky. Wow. >> Maybe I should have worn that. >> Yeah, they flying to you right now? >> I believe so cuz the tower didn't know anything about it. >> Yeah, you're charging me for >> What are you doing? >> No, they're going on operations. >> Do me a favor, little boss. I can't have you go up to the plane right now. They're they're working on it. So, I'm just going to have you get back. >> Do we have any information? I I got to call my I got to call my boss to >> Get your information. >> We'll we'll get it. >> Right now we got to make sure it's safe right now. >> Did you see a tail number? >> All I see is N289, but I don't think that's the tail number. >> Yeah, that's the model, I think. >> Yeah, let me let me see if the pilot knows. >> At this point, let's just see what they need over there if if they need anything. >> Hey, where is the pilot? >> It's right here. >> Can you come on and talk to the tower control and just let them know the information? >> Hey Sarge, this is the pilot. You can answer the tower's questions. >> All right. >> Um we're going to turn you back to the We got all the occupants out? >> All the occupants are out. >> Okay, November 289 >> This is CCTV? >> This is the nest. >> Oh, woah, okay. >> Perfect. Make sure Mike sees that. >> Wait. >> The tree helped that landing a lot, dude. >> It would have been probably a lot worse. >> I mean, honestly, they they really don't have any like crazy injuries. >> What's your name, mama? Where do you live, mama? Western Florida, you know what the year it is? >> How lucky is that house? Imagine that would have fallen on the house. That's crazy, right? We were just talking about it yesterday. We would always talk about something and the next day it happened. Well, like you and I, we're going to stop stop talking now. >> I got a video and the guy's info, like it shows everything, the exact time stamp. >> We're trying to see if we can find the VIN plate. Look at that one. It's usually in the cockpit, right? >> Yeah, sure. >> Hey, he said um whatever >> In his bag in here, he's got all the 43 for the plane. >> Everyone looks good for the most part. >> Considering, yeah. That's actually insane. >> You know what's crazy, sir? I was just telling her yesterday this happens all the time in aviation. >> There's a bag right here. It's kind of blocked, kind of big. >> Carry-on? >> Might be. >> What? >> Yeah, let me know. That's what I'm looking at. What's up? Trying to see the bag. He says he's got 40 information for the plane. You know what? I might just wait. Yeah, we're going to help you get whatever you need at some point. Hey, right now we got to be safe. Go go stay with your family, please. >> I know, but >> I know that they're more important than the the stuff in the plane. >> Scoot him so that his head's is the his bed, please. >> You got a flashlight on you, kid? >> Yeah. >> It's like this in the front. I don't think blood's coming out of his ear. >> You guys are so lucky it didn't explode. >> So, let's cut this thing up to get to it. >> Can we? >> I thought we had to wait for FAA or something. >> Yeah, we got to cut it open. >> I'll see that light. >> Yeah, there's a battery switch here. >> Right? >> Mhm. >> They usually explode. >> I mean, when I got here, all neighbors were out with hoses putting it on those on the plane, so I think maybe he ran out of gas. >> You want me to just cut the uh thing out there? >> You know what I'm looking for right now? That was what I was looking for right now. He said there's a battery >> There's the battery switch. The problem is everything's all crinkled up. >> Was the pilot are they related? >> Oh, I don't know. >> Or is he just flying alone? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's that's her and dad. >> Oh, the pilot is the dad? Wait, was that mother and daughter? >> Yeah. >> Oh. >> Yeah, they're like all a family. >> Can you go to regional with them since they're all being transported? >> Yeah, everyone's is okay. >> He said that the information's all in there and that's what fire rescue's trying to help us get right now. >> What's that up top right there, Tom? >> Where? >> Uh EFD power. >> I don't see it. >> On off, right up top. >> Right here. >> Right up top, sorry. >> Uh I didn't see that. >> See that little switch there? >> Yeah, I see it. >> Yep. >> Yeah, we got it. >> they have an hour of lift. >> No. >> I think he said that the engine had engine failure. >> There's no fatalities, so we don't call traffic out. We just wait for the FAA, right? >> I still have Ridge fuel just in case but I don't know if they're still going to want to come out because of the fact that now this is over. >> Okay, so I've got two level twos, one pediatric, one adult, one level one, two adults, and then a ALS unit. >> I don't know how >> If you see it land, it kind of like got it it was like slowed down by the tree. >> Yeah, it went like the tree really helped the fall. >> That would have been straight concrete, this would be a different >> There was another prop down there. >> It's on the ground on the floor. >> Yeah, they moved it. >> Wait, this thing got two props? >> Yeah, it looks like a real bumper. >> How did they climb out of this thing? >> Kind of a tree trimmer up there. >> think this is one of those like the safest planes ever with a parachute or something. >> This particular model is the Cessna C337 Skymaster and was manufactured roughly 50 years ago in 1976. Current listings for this plane can run from 150 to 400,000 dollars depending on upkeep. >> And then it came out like this you should probably go. >> I'm saying that we literally crashed it. >> That's what I'm saying. Like it it braced the the impact, right? >> They got lucky they got >> Or it blows up. >> I don't understand. >> It saved his life. >> I would go with >> Or the street. >> I'll contact the entire two cuz I'm curious if they ever got a >> No, they didn't. >> They didn't get any This guy didn't radio nothing? >> What >> Oh, this guy's going to get >> In the months following the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board investigated the cause. The report includes an excerpt from the pilot himself where he admits to miscalculating variables of weight and fuel consumption. Although he filled his tank prior to the over 1,000 mile flight from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, one of his two engines failed during descent, possibly due to running out of fuel. The last engine couldn't support the weight and lost altitude leading to the forced landing just 3 miles from their destination at North Perry Airport. The NTSB calculated he exceeded the maximum capacity of the plane by over 625 lb. North Perry Airport itself has grown its own controversy as 35 reported crashes have happened in the past 5 years. North Perry is listed as Florida's largest general aviation airport. They are equipped with 11 flight training schools. Despite the large number of residents living around it, there were over 317,000 flights recorded in 2024, equating to one landing or takeoff [music] every minute of every day from 7:00 in the morning to 9:00 at night, the same hours the air traffic tower is staffed. reportedly wouldn't reach those numbers for another 10 years. Pembroke Pines Mayor Angelo Castillo shared his two cents. You've got people practicing how to take off and land who aren't yet licensed pilots. The miracle is we haven't had more crashes. As of posting this video, the airport is still in full operation. The pilot is not being criminally charged and any repercussions he may have faced are not publicly available.