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And on the pilot's familiarity with that type of aircraft. tonight the ntsb says it's already begun interviewing the four pilots on board. the two flying the jet and the relief crew. dan simon takes a look. >> investigators believe as asiana flight 214 was on final approach to san francisco international airport, its air speed was far too slow. >> about three seconds prior to impact, the flight data recorder recorded its lowest speed of 103 knots. at this time, the engines were at about 50% power and engine power was increasing. >> that meant that the pilot at the controls was frantically tryi...

Dan simon takes a look. >> investigators believe as asiana flight 214 was on final approach to san francisco international airport, its air speed was far too slow. >> about three seconds prior to impact, the flight data recorder recorded its lowest speed of 103 knots. at this time, the engines were at about 50% power and engine power was increasing. >> that meant that the pilot at the controls was frantically trying to power up, because he realized he was coming in too low. that pilot while experienced flying 747s according to the airline, had only limited experience flying a boeing 777. he ha...

Aat 50% power. and engine power was increasing. at impact, airspeed was approximately 106 knots. >> all right. that is 121 miles an hour at impact. we also know the pie llot was making a first landing in the 777 at the san francisco airport. did that lead to the crash? in which so many were injured and two died. captain mark weiss, flew a triple 7. captain weiss, the pilot of the plane had more than 10 hours flying airplanes, clearly an experienced pilot. 3 4 3 hours of flying a triple 7. it is an 11, 11 and a half hour flight from seoul to san francisco. so he had neverlanded a 777 at this ai...

Things happening here at san francisco airport. officials are now meeting the expected press conference now from officials, states, local and federal. once they come out of that big meeting they are having this morning, a couple of other things to update you on. the flight data recorders, as we know, have been recovered from that airplane. they were taken overnight to washington, d.c. officials say they are in good shape and they are getting a download from them at this hour. a big thing that investigators will be focused on is the flight path. why did that plane come down too low and hit that...

Flight crew on this plane actually asked some of the emergency responders for knives so they could cut people loose from their seats. 11:34 a.m., asiana flight 214 had been in the air just over ten hours. passengers report the pilot increased engine power seconds before crashing. >> seemed like we were a little bit high, and, like, we could see the tarmac down below us, so we were coming down kind of sharp. and then right when it started to coast, like for the landing, all of a sudden, the engine was off, like he sped up, like the pilot knew he was short. >> reporter: the plane's tail struck t...