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.
At the latest National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) press conference, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy shared the NTSB’s latest, best recollection of events before the mid air collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 with a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk. It appears a key air traffic transmission was blocked by an attempt by the Black Hawk to reply.