The Plane Crash

We were out on the road between Temecula and Hemet, just coming out of the town of Winchester heading west. We saw a little plane flying alongside of us about 60 feet away for a teeny bit but then it hit the ground at a 45 degree angle. There was no sound, really. Just a big "poof" and the little off-white Lancair Legacy (per the FAA) disintegrated into nothingness. We first thought it was a remote-controlled airplane, but when the cloud of dust disappeared the ground and the grass were all black and there was nothing there except tiny pieces of plane. That was at 11:48AM exactly this morning.

We called 911 but got caught in a "press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish" loop. Then if was "All lines are busy, please hold!" for a couple of minutes. At 11:51AM, Mom hung up and called the Temecula sheriffs. They have voice mail, too, and finally she pressed "1" for "front desk". They checked it out while she held and then told her there was help at the scene now, and thank you for calling.

At 12:30PM, the news said that "two people died in a small plane crash near Temecula", and we got chills. Mom says she feels stunned, numb....except maybe some tears well up in her eyes and her heart is heavy, and then she just keeps on working, like the Energizer Bunny. And she feels cold, with goosebumps all over, maybe like she's been shocked? We have never seen anything like that. And we wonder what we're supposed to feel? We keep saying "Dear God, please take care of them and watch over their families.

I am barking a little more than usual, but I don't know what to feel, either. It's so unreal, and we would start to wonder if it really happened had it not been on the news. Here's the news video. It came in upside down which is why it looked so strange to us. It must have flipped over. The Plane

Please pray with us for the people on that plane, and their families, and remember to tell your people and pets that you love them.

We love you all!

Mary-Margaret O'Brien