The pilots of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter late Wednesday night have been identified. Jonathan Campos, 34, was the captain of American Airlines Flight 5342 when an Army helicopter apparently flew into its path as it prepared for landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,

The father of the first officer onboard an American Airlines jet that collided with military helicopter is speaking to FOX 35 News about the tragic crash over Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night.

Timothy Lilley, the father of a pilot on board the American Airlines flight which collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., Wednesday night, said Thursday he suspects the helicopter may have been at fault.

The father of pilot Sam Lilley, who is also a pilot, says his 28-year-old son was one of the pilots in the deadly American Airlines flight which collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C.

The father of American Airlines First Officer Sam Lilley — a pilot himself, who flew military helicopters in the ’90s — is mourning his son’s death following a brutal crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.

The father of one of the American Airlines pilots who lost his life in the deadly crash in the Potomac River on Wednesday night said it is "undoubtedly the worst day" of his life