Federal officials on Tuesday gave a few reporters and photographers the first close look at Sunday's crash site. Seven children were among those killed when the Pilatus PC-12 small plane crashed into a cemetery near the Butte airport.

Working among rows of granite headstones cordoned off by yellow police tape, investigators removed the last of the victims' luggage as they combed through the wreckage.

Smaller pieces of debris were picked up, logged and then placed in plastic bags. Larger pieces, including the wings and a piece of the plane's tail, were confined to an area of a few hundred square feet.

Investigators said there are no survivors after a single engine plane crashed in Butte Sunday afternoon.

A spokesman for the FAA said about 14 people were on board, many of those passengers were children between the ages of 4 and 9. He said he believes they were on a ski trip. The turboprop plane is a "Pilatus PC-12" registered to a company in Enterprise, Oregon. A website that tracks aircraft reports the plane originally took off from San Diego Saturday evening and stopped in Redlands and Vacaville before taking off from Oroville, CA at about 11:00 a.m. Sunday.

The plane was scheduled to land in Bozeman, but FAA officials said the pilot re-routed for unknown reasons and crashed about 500 feet short of the runway in Butte.

The plane crashed into the Holy Cross Cemetery on the south side of Butte. Witnesses said they knew something was wrong shortly before the plane came up short of the runway.

Investigators will work through the night examining the crash site for any clues that will help them determine why the plane went down. Authorities said the process of recovering the bodies will not happen until Monday. Other counties are offering their assistance to help in the difficult task.

"Missoula county has called in to offer their assistance in the recovery that will start Monday," said Kristi Dunks with the NTSB.

"The coroner's office is in charge, they'll be bringing in extra resources to aid in the recovery which is under the direction of the local coroner's office," said Sheriff John Walsh of Butte-Silver Bow County.

The NTSB said it is still collecting information on the flight and those on board.

Montana Senator Max Baucus and Senator John Tester released statements after the accident offering condolences and prayers to the families affected by the crash.

"I'm deeply saddened to hear of this tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the victims, and with the people of Butte. The situation is in the very capable hands of Montana's emergency workers, they are true professionals and my thoughts are with them, as well. This is a very sad day for Montana." Said Senator Baucus.

"I ask all Americans to keep the victims, their families and friends, and emergency crews on scene in their thoughts and prayers as this tragic news unfolds. This is a heart-wrenching chapter in Montana's history. My thanks to all professionals responding to this crash. They have a tough job ahead. Working together, we now begin the long healing process." Said Senator Tester.

The victims of a Montana plane crash were three California families traveling to the Yellowstone Club for a skiing vacation.

Bud Feldkamp, who leased the airplane that crashed Sunday in Butte, said he and his wife lost two daughters and their families, while club member Bob Ching and his wife lost a son and his family.

Bud Feldkamp said the victims included his sisters Amy Jacobson of St. Helena, Calif., and Vanessa Pullen of Lodi, Calif. Jacobson's husband, Erin, and their children Taylor, 4; Ava, 3; Jude, 1, also died in the crash as did Pullen's husband, Michael, and their children Sydney, 9, and Christopher, 7.

Ching's son, Brent, of Durham, Calif., was killed in the crash along with his wife, Kristen and their children, Heyley, 5 and Caleb, 4.