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Flames in the plane's tail section kept officials from accessing the recorders in the first 24 hours after the crash. investigators want to know why the crew did not issue a distress call. the airbuss went down just about half a mile from the runway while approaching the airport. witnesses say it flew low over their neighborhood then it sounded like it was sputtering before it crashed on the street by an open field shaking people's homes there. and as we mentioned earlier, big drops on wall street today. the dow plunged 200 points. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to tell us what...

Shortly. u.p.s. flight 1354 was flying flying from louisville kentucky just short of the runway in birmingham, alabama. it struck some trees and slammed into the ground. the fuselage came to rest about 200 yards beyond the initial point of impact. the wings and tail section moved an additional 75 to 80 yards beyond that and suffered the heaviest damage. u.p.s. is not releasing the names of the two pilots until confirmed by the coroner. company officials asking for patience and prayers as the investigation continues, shep. >> shepard: indeed, jonathan, thank you. we also spoke to u.p.s. on the ...

Remnants of a charred flight 214 after it slammed into the seawall. the debris, giant rocks, pieces of the tail section and the landing gear littering the runway and now we have the fullest picture yet of the flight's final moments. around 50 seconds out the first officer sitting in the jump seat comments about the sink rate, that's the speed at which the plane is descending. at about 35 seconds out and 500 feet up the pilot told investigators he saw a bright light and in response looked at the controls in the cockpit, including the speed indicator. >> at about 500 feet the air speed was appro...

Passengers ran from the burning jet some called 911. we're hearing their pleas. >> she is severely burned. she will probably die soon if we don't get help. >> we are working on getting additional ambulances to you. >> reporter: for some frustration. >> we've been on the ground, i don't know. 20 minutes a half-hour. we're almost losing a woman here. we're trying to keep her alive. >> reporter: san francisco fire officials say within 18 minutes, 17 rescue vehicles and ambulances were on the scene or on the way. and what about the pilot learning to fly? he saw a flash of light second before reach...

Like the autothrottles. >> reporter: but there is a speed indicator in the plane. and they would also have seen bright red and white lights like these on the simulation flight they're calls precision path indicators or poppy lights. if i see all red, it means i'm too low. if i see all white, it means i'm too high. >> at 200 feet, he noticed the four poppies were red. >> reporter: the impact so violent ntsb investigators say two flight attendants were ejected from the plane after the tail section broke off. >> i believe we ended up finding what we believe were four people in the back in the rub...