In 2019, WUSA9 spoke with Joe Stiley, one of the survivors of the crash. Stiley, himself a pilot, said he knew the plane was in trouble when it failed to reach sufficient speed on the runway.

Joe Stiley, a businessman and a private pilot – had jumped to action when he felt the plane had not become airborne, telling his co-worker and fellow survivor Patricia Felch to take the crash ...

Passenger Joe Stiley who survived said he sensed during take off that something was wrong. Joe Stiley: “I knew we didn't have the take off speed. I am a pilot and I have lot of flights on and I ...

The takeoff roll down the runway was rough and extended. In fact, one informed passenger, a private pilot named Joe Stiley who survived the accident, said later that he believed during takeoff the ...