Federal investigators released new information on last month's deadly plane crash into a Union Vale home. The plane and house caught fire, killing the pilot and one person in the home. 

The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report indicated the six-seater Cessna had engine problems moments after takeoff.

A passenger sitting in the cockpit told the NTSB both engines lost partial power at an altitude of 50 to 100 feet, after a refueling stop at Sky Acres Airport.

A manager there says the plane tried to climb above some trees and a building before rolling on its side and going down. Surveillance video shows the pilot had difficulty starting the engines..

The NTSB says fire damage makes it difficult to pin down what happened with the plane's controls.

Both passengers aboard the plane were seriously hurt, as well as 21-year-old Hannah Bocker who was inside the home that caught fire. She continues to be treated for severe burns at Westchester County Medical Center.

Previously reported on August 17/18:

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board continue to investigate a fatal plane crash in Dutchess County.

According to the FAA, a Cessna 303 aircraft crashed into a house on South Smith Road in Union Vale around 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The plane, according to state police, was headed for Republic Airport in Farmingdale from Sky Acres Airport in LaGrangeville.

We are told the Cessna might have had engine trouble and stopped at Sky Acres to refuel, but just after takeoff the plane hit the house.

There were three people in the plane and three people in the home. State police say one man who was aboard the plane is dead and the two others were injured.

In a Facebook post, Our Lady of Lourdes High School identified the family living at the home as the family of one of its past graduates. They say one woman is in critical condition and her father did die — both of them were inside the house.

The third person inside the home managed to escape and state police are not yet confirming a second fatality. Family and friends have been searching for pets that are unaccounted for and are also collecting donations.

A neighbor said he helped the family inside the home to safety. “She was afraid to jump but somebody came by a ladder and she was able to get on the ladder and she was screaming and we said was there anybody else in the house and she said my dad,” Rick Planbeck recounted.

“Clothing, anything, a toothbrush even. They don’t have anything. This really shows the community coming together,” said Catie Corcoran, friend of the family.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said in a statement, "Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response, Union Vale Fire Department, along with multiple other agencies remain on the scene and we are grateful to all of our local first responders here at the site and those providing support."

So far, an online fundraiser as of 4:52 p.m. Sunday had raised $12,730 of $30,000. The NTSB is trying to find out the cause and that process could take several months.