Pilot’s Heroism
My family read the article (Metro, Sept. 15) about the small plane that crashed at Long Beach Airport on Sept. 14. We were dismayed that there was no mention about the pilot’s heroics.
There were six members of my family at the scene. We are convinced that if we (and about 40 other spectators) were not in the field directly underneath her when her engine cut out that the pilot could have “belly-landed” the plane and possibly survived. We believe that she averted us and tried to return to the runway but couldn’t.
We truly feel we escaped with our lives because of her actions. We would very much like to have this brave woman’s actions not be in vain by having our side be known.
JILL GOLDEN, Mission Viejo
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