More questions than answers remain after a plane crash killed well-known attorney Steve Barnes and his niece yesterday.

On Saturday, the scene was almost empty. The NTSB was supposed to be there investigating, however changed plans due to COVID-19 risks. Neighbors were out talking about what they saw.

"I didn’t think. I just grabbed the phone, called 911 and started running," says Steve Dornan.

He says that he was the first person to witness Friday’s plane crash in Pembroke that preceded the discovery of the deaths of prominent Western New York attorney Steve Barnes and his niece.

"I was sitting in my kitchen, because we’re all working from home, and it sounded like somebody on a Kawasaki going by and doing wheelies. It was really high pitched and it sounded like it was going fast. I came outside to see what was going on. He passed over our tree line behind my house and then right over the house about 100 feet off the ground. In less than a second, there was a fireball," says Dornan.

Immediately, panic set in.

"And when Ken didn’t come out. The first thought that I had was don’t let it be them," explains Dornan.

Ken Frey lives across the street from Dornan and is a pilot with a landing strip right on his property.

"I’m the only pilot on Boyce Road. So everyone thought it was me. It was interesting how many people came out and wished me well and were glad it wasn’t me. I’m glad it wasn’t me," says Frey.

Frey says that the crash took place only 200 yards off the end of his landing strip. Debris was everywhere, though there was hardly any damage to the trees.

"The wings, the tail section, just disintegrated. Where it impacted in the ground, you had a crater about 6 or 8 feet wide, fifteen feet long," adds Dornan.

The NTSB says that these types of investigations are currently taking about 12 to 24 months to complete.