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Speed which the pilot believed he set the auto throttle. for the first time, at nine seconds before impact, 100 feet above the ground, one pilot expressed concern about the aircraft's speed. >> almost immediately after that is the first comment regarding speed since we started sharing information starting at 500 feet. >> reporter: we are learning there were two call outs for a go around seconds before this. >> oh my god! oh it's an accident. >> oh, you're filming it, too. >> reporter: ntsb says it will put everything into it they can finding out what causes the crash. the death toll in a tra...

Controls in the cockpit including the speed indicator. >> at about 500 feet the air speed was 134 knots. >> reporter: the 350-ton plane was already below the 137 knot speed to which the pilot believe he set the auto throttle. for the first time at nine seconds before impact, one of the pilots expressed concern about the aircraft's speed. >> almost immediately after that is the first comment regarding speed since we started sharing information starting at 500 feet. >> reporter: we're now learning there were two call outs for a go around seconds before this. >> oh, my god. it's an accident. >> y...

Knots. >> reporter: the 350-ton plane was already below the 137-knot speed to which the pilot believed he had set the auto throttle and for the first time we are hearing nine seconds before impact 100 feet above the ground one of the pilots expressed concern about the aircraft's speed. >> and almost immediately after that is the first comment regarding speed since we started sharing information on starting at 500 feet. >> reporter: and we are now learning there were two call-outs for a go around seconds before this. >> oh, my god. oh, it's an accident! >> you're filming it, too. >> oh my god! ...

The auto throttle was working, not working or whether the pilots did not know how to use the auto throttle. back to you. >> wow. tom costello, thank you very much. >> steve, what's your take, all these days later? >> the 90 second delay? >> when the dust settles op this you're going to see some great acts on the part of the crew in getting those people off the plane because they did eventually get them off safely and see some incredibly disorganized and confused and lack of observance of the protocols and procedures, both getting them off the plane but also just flying the plane. four pilots o...

And personnel are working hard as possible to recover from this accident. >> reporter: the three pilots in the cockpit told investigators they struggle to line up properly for a visual landing. then they realized too late their auto throttle had not maintained the minimum speed. but investigators have not found any evidence of the auto throttle malfunctioning. retired 777 captain tom casey says auto throttle isn't designed to suddenly kick in when a plane is set up for a landing. >> if the airplane thinks it's landing because the radio al tim my ter says it's 50 feet it will not come in. capta...