armando trull reports and says it's a miracle there weren't more casualties on the ground. >> reporter: the 48-year-old john morton was here working on his cessna plane, doing what that plane is doing getting ready to go. he was taking off and landing, doing it multiple times. his son, kyle, was on board. unfortunately they never returned from their final test flight. >> the plane was coming over, heard the tree branches breaking. immediately i looked over, and i saw the impact. >> reporter: kevin, what does it take to rush into a dangerous situation like that? >> you would hope that somebody would do it for you. >> that plane could have blown up. >> that was not a concern of mine. two lives were more of a concern than anything else. >> reporter: you can see how close the flight path is to this mobile home community. this plane behind me came crashing down last night, there were dozens of people including kids enjoying an early fall evening. they say the pilot's attempt to keep from crashing into the mobile homes on either side might have been the last-ditch effort to save lives. >> re

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