Sam Lilley had moved to Charlotte, N.C., for the job and had been making quick progress. “He was a motivated man that didn’t let anything stop him,” Snavely said.

Sam Lilley's life, along with 66 other souls, was cut short when a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with Flight 5342 over the Potomac River on Jan. 29.

Sam Lilley was the first officer on American Airlines Flight 5342 when it collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River last month.

Sam Lilley's life, along with 66 other souls, was cut short when a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with Flight 5342 over the Potomac River on Jan. 29.

Sam Lilley was a pilot on the American Airlines flight and grew up in Georgia. Sam's father, who is also a pilot, recounts the terrible moments he first heard about the crash.

Sam Lilley was the first officer on American Airlines Flight 5342 when a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided with the plane, causing the two aircraft to plunge into the Potomac ...

Next to him in the cockpit was Sam Lilley, the flight’s 28-year-old first officer, who was also looking to the future. He was engaged to be married in the fall, Lilley’s father, Tim, said in a ...

Sam’s father, Tim Lilley, briefly spoke at the beginning of the service, encouraging folks in attendance wrap an arm around ...

The family of pilot Sam Lilley, killed in the Washington, D.C., midair crash, is fighting for increased aviation safety after the broken system was exposed.

The parents of Sam Lilley, the late American Airlines killed in the Potomac plane crash, praised the modernization of the nation's air traffic control system under President Donald Trump.

Sam Lilley's life, along with 66 other souls, was cut short when a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with Flight 5342 over the Potomac River on Jan. 29. Lilley served as the plane's first ...