the pilot is 70-year-old leslie gropp. the co-pilot is nathan williams. the passengers are leslie's son and alexander garrett. they start gaining some elevation, then the nightmare happens. >> they're getting too close to the trees. >> oh, no! no, no, no. >> oh, no. >> the video goes to black. >> is everybody okay? >> you can hear people writhing in pain. you hear them trying to get out of the plane. according to their youtube video, they said that after takeoff they had a hard time gaining altitude, maybe because of the warm weather. they believe they hit an air pocket and that made them lose altitude quickly and that's where we see them hit into the trees. there's actually another angle that appears from the back seat of this plane. sheriff's deputies also say that their landing gear may have clipped one of those treetops, causing them to flip over. eventually in the video, we see somebody pick up the camera. >> gosh, he seems unharmed. >> miraculously everybody survived this plane crash. the man who suffered the worst injuries was the pilot, 70-year-old

leslie gropp, the pilot was the first to speak. >> everybody okay?to their surprise, no one was seriously injured except him. >> once my dad unbuckled, i could see that he was bleeding badly. >> they pulled him to the safety of a nearby lock. he had broken his jaw in three places as well as his cheekbone. he's recovering now and none blame him for the crash. in fact, they say the way he kept control of the plane might have saved their lives. >> you feel blessed. you feel like there's god's hand at play. >> at first, they weren't going to post any of these images. it was too personal they said. but they decided it was such a vivid reminder of just how much life can change in an instant, they had to share it and did. >> that incredible. lee cowan reporting had morning. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," new predictions for the atlantic hurricane season. there may be eight major storms. we'll get analysis on that. if you're in the market for a car, we'll find out why buying a new one these days is better possibly than buying a used o

leslie gropp, the pilot, was the first to speak. surprise, no one was seriously injured except him. >> once my dad unbuckled, i could see that he was bleeding pretty badly. >> they pulled him to the safety. he had broken his cheekbone. he's recovering now and none -- they say the way he kept control of the plane might have saved their lives. >> you just feel blessed. you feel like there's god's hand at play. >> at first, they weren't going to post any of these images. it was too personal they said. but they decided it was such a vivid reminder of of how much l can change in an instant, they had to share it. and did. for "cbs this morning," i'm lee cowan in los angeles. >> really, really extraordinary, charlie. everyone was so quiet and calm. most people would be screaming and hollering. but they were so quiet and calm. i think that that adds to the power of that video. you could lose your life. >> you wonder what everybody thinks approximate that that's on a plane going down. i'm goin >>> we have some really good news this morning.