The father of a family with ties to Georgia said Thursday his son was one of two pilots on the American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Officials believe all 64 people on board the American Eagle passenger jet and three people on board the Army helicopter died, though identities have not been confirmed publicly. It was the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years.
Sam Lilley, a Georgia native who graduated from Georgia Southern University, was one of the pilots on the American Airlines flight, his father, Timothy Lilley, told WAGA-TV in Atlanta.
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