A solider involved in the American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter has ties to Gwinnett County.

A Georgia high school says that one of the soldiers involved in the mid-air collision was a former student and a member of their MCJROTC program.

The father of the man piloting an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter mid-air in Washington, D.C. has spoken out. Sam Lilley, 28, was one of two people piloting the flight from Wichita, Kansas, his father Timothy Lilley told Fox 5 Atlanta. All 67 people on board both aircraft are feared to be dead, officials say.

The father of 28-year-old PSA Airlines co-pilot Sam Lilley, who was killed in the deadly collision near Ronald Reagan Washington

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was too soon to speculate the cause of the deadly crash above the Potomac River and pledged to release a preliminary report within 30 days. Skaters, parents,

The soldier was one of three aboard the Black Hawk helicopter which collided with an American Airlines jet Wednesday night.

At least two crew members of the aircraft that collided have ties to Georgia, News 12 has learned on the day after the tragedy at Reagan National Airport.

Seven of the 67 people killed when an American Airlines jet collided midair with an Army helicopter were members of the two flight crews.

There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look at what we know about the victims.

Police in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage girl. Ke'Yazlin Martin, 16, was last seen in Cedartown. She is described as 5 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds. She was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black tank top and black jeans.

During a press conference on Thursday morning, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the crash was "absolutely" preventable.