1 day ago · A Southeast Georgia native has been identified as one of the crew members aboard the jet that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington D.C. Wednesday night.Samuel Lilley was the first officer on the American Airlines plane, his father said Thursday."I was so proud when Sam became a pilot," Tim Lilley posted on social media.

1 day ago · Timothy Lilley confirmed that his 28-year-old son, Sam Lilley, was one of the pilots killed in the midair collision near Reagan National Airport. Sam Lilley had been working with PSA Airlines, part of the American Airlines group, for two years and was engaged to be married. Timothy Lilley, a former ...

1 day ago · As mentioned, Samuel “Sam” Lilley was the first officer on the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet (Flight 5342) which was operating for American Airlines. According to the Daily Mail, Lilley was a native of Savannah, Georgia, and graduated from Georgia Southern University.

1 day ago · The Central Florida aviation community is mourning the loss of 28-year-old Samuel Lilley, a promising First Officer whose life was tragically cut short in a devastating midair collision over ...

1 day ago · Timothy Lilley, father to 28-year-old Samuel Lilley, confirmed his son was one of the pilots of the American Airlines jet that collided mid-air with a helicopter Wednesday night before falling ...

1 day ago · Tom Lilley said Sam was the first officer on the flight that crashed in Washington, D.C. "It is so devastating to lose someone that is loved so much," Tom Lilley continues.

1 day ago · Sam Lilley, 28, had ties to Savannah, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, records show. Timothy Lilley said he was in New York when he realized his son was in the cockpit of the jet at the ...

1 day ago · Sam Lilley was one of the crew members aboard the American Airlines regional jet that collided with a military helicopter while landing at DCA. In total, 64 people were on on the jet, and there were three people on the UH-60 Black Hawk. Officials have recovered 28 bodies from the icy Potomac River.

2 days ago · Samuel Lilley, 28, was first officer on American Airlines Flight 5342, the flight that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. Lilley was one of 67 ...

1 day ago · Timothy Lilley said his son, 28-year-old Samuel Lilley, as one of the pilots on the American Airlines who died in the crash Wednesday night. “I was so proud when Sam became a pilot,” Timothy Lilley said in a Facebook post Thursday. “Now it hurts so bad I can’t even cry myself to sleep. I know I’ll see him again but my heart is ...