‘Loved and adored’ first officer based out of Charlotte died in DC plane crash, sister says
Samuel Lilley, 28, was first officer on American Airlines Flight 5342, the flight that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. Lilley was one of 67 people killed, and one of several with ties to the Charlotte area. Courtesy of Tiffany Gibson
Who were the 5 people with ties to Charlotte, NC, who died in Washington, DC, plane crash?
ET, American Airlines Flight 5342 was involved in a mid-air collision. The plane was manned by a Charlotte-based flight crew.
Flight attendant with ties to Charlotte among the 67 feared to be dead after plane and military helicopter crash
Officials on Thursday said all 64 people aboard the American Airlines flight were feared to be dead. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the jet late Wednesday as it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials said.
DC plane crash victims include flight crew, woman from Charlotte
Some of the victims in the tragic American Airlines plane crash with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington DC Wednesday night, including the flight crew of the plane, were
American Airlines crew in fatal DC midair crash was based in Charlotte
The American Airlines crew killed in the DC midair crash was based in Charlotte, officials confirm. At least 28 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac.
‘A void that can never be filled.’ Charlotte mother dies in American Airlines DC crash
Wendy Shaffer “was the heart of her family” with a “warm, loving home filled with laughter and care,” her friends said.
What we know about Charlotte-area victims who died in the DC mid-air collision
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‘The sweetest human.’ Charlotte-based flight attendant mourned after DC plane crash
The 34-year-old was one of four Charlotte-based American Eagle flight 5342 crew members who died after the plane from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a military helicopter over Washington, D.C. A total of 67 people were killed in the crash.
‘We are devastated’: Charlotte mother killed in plane-helicopter collision in Washington, D.C.
Queen City News has learned a Charlotte mother was on a regional flight that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday ...
‘He made flying fun,’ says ex-wife of Charlotte flight attendant killed in DC crash
CBS reported that the crew of the commercial American Eagle jet was Charlotte-based. Debi Epstein, the former wife of flight ...
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At least 5 killed in Washington D.C. crash lived or worked in Charlotte
At least five people who either lived or worked in Charlotte died when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army ...
Who was Wendy Jo Shaffer, Charlotte-based passenger killed in American Airlines crash
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." ...
Flights between Charlotte and Washington delayed after deadly Wednesday crash
Washington’s regional airport was closed after the crash that apparently took the lives of 67 people. The DC airport is ...
Charlotte-based crew killed when American Airlines flight collided with helicopter over DC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The crew that was on board an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near ...