The light aircraft took off from Georgia's Covington Municipal Airport on Saturday night - and was only in the air for around 20 minutes before the fatal plunge killed the two people onboard.
Family and friends of Sam Lilley gathered in Savannah over the weekend to celebrate the life of the Georgia pilot killed in a midair crash near Washington, D.C.
The father of a Georgia pilot who died in a Washington, D.C., plane crash is calling for enhanced training and safety measures to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
The grieving father of American Airlines pilot Sam Lilley is calling for stricter regulations in the wake of the devastating midair collision near Washington, D.C.
The father of the Georgia pilot who was killed in the Washington, D.C. plane crash says more needs to be done to prevent future aviation tragedies. Sam Lilley was co-piloting the American Airlines plane when it collided with a Blackhawk helicopter.
Sam Lilley, the American Airlines pilot who was on the plane that collided with a military helicopter in January is being held in the Fine Arts Hall of the Georgia Southern Armstrong campus in Savannah.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15, at Georgia Southern Armstrong campus in Savannah for Sam Lilley. Here's who he was.
Sam Lilley, the airliner pilot killed in a midair collision with a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington on Jan. 29, will be remembered in a public memorial service Saturday.