Ryan O’Hara, a father-of-one, was one of the three soldiers aboard the military helicopter, according to reports
Sam Lilley was among the 64 aboard the American Airlines regional jet, which collided with a Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
An air traffic controller was given the job of two people after one worker clocked off early on the evening the American Airlines jet and U.S. military helicopter collided in Washington, DC, according to a report.
A solider involved in the American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter has ties to Gwinnett County.
A Georgia high school says that one of the soldiers involved in the mid-air collision was a former student and a member of their MCJROTC program.
The father of the man piloting an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter mid-air in Washington, D.C. has spoken out. Sam Lilley, 28, was one of two people piloting the flight from Wichita, Kansas, his father Timothy Lilley told Fox 5 Atlanta. All 67 people on board both aircraft are feared to be dead, officials say.
The pilot of the American Airlines plane that crashed into a U.S. Army Helicopter on Wednesday night was identified as 28-year-old Sam Lilley, according to Eric Perry, an anchor for Fox 5 of Atlanta.
Authorities say there were no survivors after the two aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River in the country's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001. More than 40 bodies have been pulled from the icy waters of the river as recovery operations continue.
At least two crew members of the aircraft that collided have ties to Georgia, News 12 has learned on the day after the tragedy at Reagan National Airport.
At least two crew members of the aircraft that collided have ties to Georgia, News 12 has learned on the day after the tragedy at Reagan National Airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was too soon to speculate the cause of the deadly crash above the Potomac River and pledged to release a preliminary report within 30 days. Skaters, parents,