Just-released 911 calls captured the desperate moments after a small plane crashed in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood Sunday evening, as neighbors rushed into action. They came armed with sledgehammers, axes and hoses to save a family of four trapped inside the burning aircraft.

A small plane crashed near a Florida neighbourhood during landing, striking a tree and bursting into flames. All four onboard survived thanks to quick action by neighbours.

The harrowing last words of a pilot who flew the ill-fated Cirrus SR22T that crashed and killed a family of four have been shared online. Netizens mourned.