Samuel Lilley, copilot of American Flight 5342, which crashed midair with an Army helicopter, trained in Daytona Beach, reports indicate.

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 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.

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.

As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly,” Trump said at a press briefing Thursday. “Sadly, there are no survivors."