NEW : There was no distress call from the pilots prior to impact , the NTSB statement . Only UPS and FedEx fly the A300 in the United States , according to its manufacturer , Airbus . NTSB investigators unable to immediately retrieve plane 's recorders , official statement . The pilot and co - pilot of the second plane die in the crash . A photograph shows the jet 's left front end buried amid debris .
NEW : There was no distress call from the pilots prior to impact , the NTSB statement . NTSB investigators unable to immediately retrieve plane 's recorders , official statement . The pilot and co - pilot of the second plane die in the crash . A photograph shows the jet 's left front end buried amid debris .