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 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 ...

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.

Memorial service for Sam Lilley is at 11 a.m. Feb. 15 at the Fine Arts Hall of Georgia Southern Armstrong campus in Savannah and is open to the public.

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.

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.

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 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 engaged to be married in the fall and had earned his certification to fly commercial airplanes two years ago. Lilley's father is now pushing Congress and the U.S. military to ...

EXCLUSIVE: First Officer Sam Lilley was one of the crew members killed after a passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., his father, Tim Lilley ...