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 ...

The grieving father of the 28-year-old American Airlines pilot is calling for stricter regulations in the wake of the devastating midair collision near Washington, D.C. Sam Lilley was the first ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Sam Lilley’s public memorial was held Saturday at Georgia Southern’s Fine Arts Center in Savannah. Lilley was one of the American Airlines pilots killed in January’s ...

Hundreds of mourners filed into Georgia Southern University's Fine Arts Hall on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah on Saturday morning to honor Samuel "Sam" Lilley, the well-loved son, sibling ...

SAVANNAH — Hundreds of friends and family gathered here Saturday at a memorial service for pilot Sam Lilley, highlighting his pride in his profession but also his kindness and his humor.

according to a Facebook post from his father Tim Lilley, also a pilot. "I was so proud when Sam became a pilot," the post reads. "Now it hurts so bad I can’t even cry myself to sleep.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Friends and family gathered in Savannah this weekend to remember Sam Lilley as an adventurous soul who exuberantly pursued his dream of flying. Lilley was the first officer on ...

Captain Timothy Lilley, father of First Officer on Flight AA 5342 Sam Lilley, will be speaking at the ACSF’s 2025 Safety Symposium ...

There's an "intolerable risk to aviation safety" with helicopters and planes flying too close to one another near DCA.

Sam Lilley, the American Airlines pilot on board a plane that collided with a military helicopter last month, is being laid to rest on Saturday. A memorial service is being held in the Fine Arts ...

The victims included Sam Lilley, the co-pilot on the commercial plane when it plunged into the Potomac River. Lilley, 28, was engaged with plans to marry this fall. He earned his certification to ...