Update at 1:49 p.m. ET: Former Navy SEAL Patrick McAleenan was a block away when the plane crashed and says the sound was unmistakable and that the walls of his home shook, Navy Times reports.
He tells Navy Times' Joshua Stewart that the pilots ejected at the last possible second in an apparent effort to make sure that the plane would not crash into a nearby school.
"One of them, literally, his parachute hung on a balcony. The people on the ground were dragging him to safety," he says.
Tupac,
These guys got out of the airplane low enough yet didn't separate from their seats. If you dont realize it, thats really freaking low and late. Oceana has nowhere to go if you're not high enough to make the beach if you're departing northeast and the only thing there is to do is see where you're going to end up.
The pilots apologized to the residents and once clear of any life threatening injuries their thoughts turned to those on the ground. In a daze, apologizing and being cared for by the very residents who this far have come out without any fatal injuries.
