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Intact. as it turned hard right shortly before going down just after taking off on a rainy and overcast day. listen to how one witness described what happened. >> when i heard this sound, the engine noise, really ugly noise. there was an engine on fire. it looked like the pilot saw all the houses and pulled hard right to avoid all the houses. to avoid more tragedy. it would have been a massacre. >> we do not know if the plane was in a controlled flight but it was operated by state airline cubana rented from a small charter company called global air. that is the same company that owned the plan...

The truth may be up there in the skies over the arizona desert. the faa says a pilot saw something and radioed the air traffic controller who told another pilot to keep an eye out for anything usual. >> the skies above us. something passed us about 30 seconds ago. >> well, sure enough that

>> well, you know, exactly. this was a disaster. you know, ten seconds to a disaster. had they reached a speed of 160 miles per hour, 140 knots on that runway, they would have lifted off and would have been a danger -- not only everyone on the plane could have been lost but the people who they were flying over. kudos to the firefighters and the pilot behind them. the faa needs to mobilize a special emphasis program to look at this carrier. this was a light load. they were seconds to spare. >> there is a report that another pilot saw jet fuel coming out of it. how difficult is that kind of prob...

Gate. >> okay. let them know -- >> engine's on fire! engine's on fire! >> the airport shut down for several hours. we have learned it is now reopened and at least one runway is being used at this stage. and right now, jake, officials are trying to figure out exactly what happened. you may recall a similar situation happened in las vegas last month when the left engine of a british airways flight caught fire. >> thank god that other pilot saw what was going on with the plane. can i ask you this? dynamic international airways? i've never heard of that. what is this? >> i haven't either. i think ...

Pilot or bus driver or someone in a place of authority who has a job where people could get hurt if they are clearly having problems that would interfere with their ability to execute their job, maybe there should be a system where that doctor has to report. >> elizabeth, john, thank you. next what the pilot saw as he tried to break into this cockpit. you'll see how indestructible these cockpit doors really are. plus as we learn more about the co-pilot's mental state, do not blame this on depression. a new law in indiana would not protect religion but instead allow discrimination against...