LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Meg Reynolds says she knew something was wrong the moment pilot Rick James told her to hold on, moments before their hot air balloon struck a tower in February.

Meg Reynolds, a lifelong balloonist, spoke about the moments leading up to the crash, the impact and what came after."The flight that morning was beautiful. I got some really pretty pictures. That's how some of my friends knew I was flying that morning, because I posted some pictures on my Snapchat," Reynolds said."I got involved with ballooning when I was four years old. My mom joined the Great Texas Balloon Race board in 1992. I was just her little sidekick at every balloon race in East Texas," Reynolds said.

Meg Reynolds has been involved with ballooning since she was 4.(Meg Reynolds)The morning of the crash"A lot of people don't know that my dad died two days before the accident happened. And so, I wanted to go out that morning and have some fun. Forget about my dad for a little while," Reynolds said.