perkins helplessly watched it happen.? i saw the plane coming around and realized it was going to come down and then i thought maybe they are going to john wayne and it just turned and came straight down. >> he says before the impact he heard spidering. others say they saw the plane spiraling. the crash was so loud people across the street heard the bang. even heard the sound of traffic you >> i have a three-month-old, so for me it's all kind of -- it was like -- i know i am rambling, but i am still a little shaken peacenik shaken and saddened. it is the kind of scene that weighs heavily on witnesses. and mile more and it would have reached the airport. the five souls on board would still be alive. >> so far officials are not releasing the names of the people on board, but we do know that the pilot had been flying for quite some time. his license was renewed just last year. in santa ana, kpix 5. >> the pilot declared an emergency shortly before the crash. >>> trump turned his attention tonight to the california wildfires. he tweeted his concerns over water and environmental law. he also offered what he thinks we should do in the forests.