Sam Lilley, the first officer of the fatal American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night outside Washington, D.C., was a coastal Georgia native and Georgia Southern University graduate.

A solider involved in the American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter has ties to Gwinnett County.

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.

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.

One of the American Airlines pilots who died in a collision with an Army helicopter Wednesday night has been identified by his father.

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.

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.

For the other Georgia airports, the date for reissues and rebookings is Saturday, Jan. 25. American Airlines has issued a travel alert for Atlanta, Augusta, and Savannah. Those traveling to, through, and from these areas are eligible to change their trip ...

Multiple people with ties to Florida and Georgia were onboard a plane that crashed after colliding with a military helicopter near Washington D.C. Wednesday Night, including the crew.