FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION... BACK ON MOUNT EQUINOX IN MANCHESTER TODAY. WHERE THAT SMALL PLANE CRASHED ON WEDNESDAY. THE CREW VISITED THE CRASH SITE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO THEY SAVED THAT DAY. N-B-C 5'S JAMES MALONEY SPOKE WITH THE FAMILY TODAY. HE'S LIVE IN MANCHESTER TONIGHT WITH THE INCREDIBLE SURVIVAL STORY. JAMES?

BRIAN LIZ THE STORY WE HAVE BEEN COVERING IS A TERRIFYING SITUATION THAT TURNED OUT FOR THE BEST AND TODAY WE HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE THAT THAT SURVIVED it all. Crash Survivor úSAM 0434 15;07;40- 44 "Well, you know, this is an act of God. None of us understand his plan." Baltimore father and pilot John Murphy back on Manchester's Mount Equinox Friday. At the site where his plane crashed just days earlier... with he and his two kids on board. <John Murphy Manchester Plane Crash Survivor úSAM 0434 15;06;45- 51 "It's humbling. It's emotional. I'm I'm thankful and greatful">MURPHY WAS FLYING WITH HIS SON AND CO-PILOT JOSIAH AND DAUGHTER CHEYENNE ON WEDNESDAY. THE FAMILY aiming to land at RUTLAND SOUTHERN VERMONT REGIONAL AIRPORT FOR A DAY OF SKIING AT KILLINGTON. but MURPHY SAYS THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT WHAT HE EXPECTED AS HE APPROACHED RUTLAND. AND SAYS THEY STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE FLYING INTO THE TREES. <Josiah Murphy Manchester Plane Crash Survivor SAM 043415;02;58- 15;03;04 "The grand likelihood was we were going to die. There's obviously we didn't">Crash Survivor SAM 15;05;12 -41 first of all, once we got out of the plane, you know, and we like you said, we checked ourselves all out and we you know, we just cried and hugged each other, you know, for a bit, you know, And then he called his friend and then tried to just tell him we're all right. And that plane, you know. But then as soon as he started to speak and tell the guy, he got speechless and couldn't get the words out and said, I got to go. I'm all right. And then we were just speechless for the longest time.

FIRST RESPONDERS WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETERMINE NONE OF THE MURPHYS HAD SIGNIFICANT SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND WERE AIRLIFTED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE NOW THEY'RE ALL DOING FINE. THE FAMILY SAYS THEY ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF RESPONDERS. <Josiah Murphy Manchester Plane Crash Survivor SAM 0434 15;01;09-18 "just watching the way those guys worked as a team, the different agencies. No egos, great personalities, I mean, just wonderful people." Investigators from plane wreckage F-A-A examined the plane wreckage Friday and are expected to release a report. WE KNOW THAT MURPHY'S DAUGHTER HAS also BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE FAMILY's ski gear was still in the wreckage today and they were able t

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**MANCHESTER, Vt. —** Two people who were on a small airplane that  into Mount Equinox in Manchester, Vermont, on Wednesday have come forward to tell the story of their survival.

John "Johnny" Murphy, who was piloting, and his son, co-pilot Josiah Murphy, were among the three people who were involved in the crash. The single passenger was Cheyenne Murphy, John's daughter.

"John and Josiah came back to visit the crash site on Mount Equinox. On Friday, John had a bandage around his left arm, but both he and his son were seen walking and doing OK on Friday. John said that his daughter is also doing well.

The family was aiming to land at Rutland, Southern Vermont Regional Airport, for a day of skiing at Killington Resort. The plane took off from Baltimore. However, Murphy said the weather conditions were not what he expected as he approached Rutland.

John said They later stalled multiple times and spun out. John said he maneuvered out of the downward spiral before flying into the trees.

"In those moments before that, the family was not sure if they would survive."

"We went right between two trees. It ripped the wings off. We touched down a little bit, kind of heading into the mountain, but we hit some smaller trees that kind of acted like a ramp. We had at least four or five feet of snow up there," John said.

In those moments before that, the family was not sure if they would survive.

"The grand likelihood was we were going to die," Josiah said.

John described the relief they all felt after discovering they all lived.

"Once we got out of the plane, you know, we checked ourselves all out, and we, you know, we just cried and hugged each other," John said.

The family did not have any spinal cord injuries. Rescuers were able to lift John and his kids out of the wreckage on Wednesday.

"Just watching the way those guys worked as a team, the different agencies. No egos, great personalities, I mean, just wonderful people," John said.

Members of the Federal Aviation Administration were also on the mountain to  the crash site on Friday, where they are generating a report that is expected to be released.

The family was traveling with their ski equipment, which they recovered on Friday's visit. They said that they are hoping to drive to Killington at a later date.
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