This is the scary moment a with over 100 people caught during take-off as terrified passengers screamed "get us out."

Passengers onboard the United Airlines Flight 1382 bound for New York were forced to evacuate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, before it got off the ground. The aircraft had to abort its take-off due to a "reported engine issue" just after 8.30am on Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

In harrowing footage recorded by passengers inside the plane, a flight attendant can be asking people to remain in their seat. "No, it's on fire," a passenger can be heard yelling back. Passenger Ashlyn Sharp told FOX News: “[The crew] finally made us go down the emergency slide at the rear [of the plane] when they realized we weren’t going to stay in our seats much longer. Then, we ended up stuck on the tarmac for about two and a half hours. Eventually, they brought a bunch of shuttles, ambulances, and police arrived."

The 104 passengers and five crew members had to leave the aircraft before being driven to safety to the terminal. No injuries were reported, as the plane took off hours later.

It comes as families of victims of the deadliest US air disaster since 2001 visited the crash site on Sunday and divers scoured the submerged wreckage for more remains after authorities said they’ve recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed.

Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said officials are confident all will be found. Divers are working diligently to locate remains as crews prepare to lift wreckage from the chilly Potomac River as early as Monday morning, Donnelly said at a news conference.

Col. Francis B. Pera of the Army Corps of Engineers said divers and salvage workers are adhering to strict protocols and will stop moving debris if a body is found. The “dignified recovery” of remains takes precedence over all else, he said.

“Reuniting those lost in this tragic incident is really what keeps us all going,” Pera said. “We’ve got teams that have been working this effort since the beginning, and we’re committed to making this happen.”

Divers have high-definition cameras with feeds monitored on support boats, Pera said, putting “four or five sets of eyes” inside of the wreckage. Owing to the frigid conditions, one diver was treated at a hospital for hypothermia, Donnelly said.

Portions of the two aircraft that collided over the river Wednesday night near Reagan Washington National Airport — an American Airlines jet with 64 people aboard and an Army Black Hawk helicopter with 3 aboard — will be loaded onto flatbed trucks and taken to a hangar for investigation.