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Time i do not know. >> maybe you said this before and i wasnt listening did the plane reach complete takeoff or just takeoff and call shortly after takeoff about a problem? >> the question was had he just taken off. my understanding is and all i know is that i heard the atc recording on the news. and the pilot reported that he had an engine failure and was returning to the airport. its not immediate at this point. >> from the distance -- how high -- what do you think the altitude was? >> i canno...

Time i do not know. >> maybe you said this before and i wasnt listening did the plane reach complete takeoff or just takeoff and call shortly after takeoff about a problem? >> the question was had he just taken off. my understanding is and all i know is that i heard the atc recording on the news. and the pilot reported that he had an engine failure and was returning to the airport. its not immediate at this point. >> from the distance -- how high -- what do you think the altitude was? >> i canno...

Time i do not know. >> maybe you said this before and i wasnt listening did the plane reach complete takeoff or just takeoff and call shortly after takeoff about a problem? >> the question was had he just taken off. my understanding is and all i know is that i heard the atc recording on the news. and the pilot reported that he had an engine failure and was returning to the airport. its not immediate at this point. >> from the distance -- how high -- what do you think the altitude was? >> i canno...

Time i do not know. >> maybe you said this before and i wasnt listening did the plane reach complete takeoff or just takeoff and call shortly after takeoff about a problem? >> the question was had he just taken off. my understanding is and all i know is that i heard the atc recording on the news. and the pilot reported that he had an engine failure and was returning to the airport. its not immediate at this point. >> from the distance -- how high -- what do you think the altitude was? >> i canno...

>> as they start to take off, roll, the airplane is going right down the runway. the tower tells the pilots you have got fire behind the aircraft. there is a cockpit warning indication that there is believed to be a fire in the number two engine. >> but once the plane reach as critical speed, it cannot stop. the pilots best hope is to get airborne so they can deal with the problem. >> typically when you are committed to flight, which this crew was, they want to climb to a safe altitude before th...