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I'm just grateful that I am okay and hopeful that they are able to find a lot of survivors in the Potomac." ... Prayers for everyone who was on that flight, and prayers for their family."
He expressed gratitude and hope ... Offering condolences, Moyer added And by that time, people on board had to started to ascertain that there was a much bigger incident involving a commercial flight."
As the situation unfolded, Moyer explained Our plane didn't have fuel to continue circling, so we were diverted to the other Washington DC airport, Dulles, which is a really quick trip, we touched down here, probably 15 minutes later."
I didn't think anything of it because of the winds, but I did notice that people started murmuring and then the captain came on and said there was an incident with a helicopter
My flight was scheduled to touch down at 8:55pm, and that incident was at 8:53pm, we were following them into runway 33 at DC National Reagan, so I'm feeling like I was within two minutes of... death."
I had the honor to help welcome him to one of his first flying jobs at SkyLens as the outgoing chief pilot due to starting my career at the airline. He was a phenomenal pilot. I never got to fly with him at the airlines as I changed companies but I was so proud to know him and consider him friend. My heart is heavy for his family and fiancé."
Scott Hubbard Jr., a friend and former colleague of Sam Lilley, wrote on Facebook It is with a very heavy heart and extreme sadness that myself along with our children Hannah Epstein and Joanna Epstein and his sister Robbie Epstein Bloom and her husband Steven Bloom and nieces Andi and Dani inform you that Ian Epstein was one of the flight attendants on American Airlines Flight 5342 that collided last night when they were landing in DC,
Debi Epstein, Ian's wife, wrote in a Facebook post Our hearts are heavy as we process the devastating news of last night’s tragic plane crash over the Potomac River involving an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter. This unimaginable loss has deeply affected our community, and with great sorrow, we have learned that multiple victims were former LCPS students,
the school district said in a release Thursday Our sport and this club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy,
I’m confident that we will do that,
You left an everlasting impact on us all and we are grateful for you,
It is so devastating to lose someone that is loved so much,
He was doing great in his career and his personal life. He was engaged to get married in the fall. Sam was the First Officer on the flight that crashed in DC last night,
I was a helicopter pilot in the Army for 20 years. In the '90s, I used to fly in and out of the Pentagon regularly, and I can tell you if you are flying on the route over the Potomac and wearing night vision goggles, it's going to be very hard to see that plane. If you're not wearing the goggles, then you might have a chance."
Speaking to the US news outlet, Timothy added It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of our own,
a Facebook post from the Parkview High School Marine Corps JROTC said I was so proud when Sam became a pilot. Now it hurts so bad I can’t even cry myself to sleep,
Please pray for Ian and our family as we travel to DC,
Debi Epstein wrote on Facebook My goodness, I'd done that so many times
Bravely continuing to speak less than 18 hours after the tragedy, he reflected He loved working at PSA and he was just about to make captain
Of his son's career path, he said He was engaged to a beautiful, wonderful girl and we were all excited about her joining the family
