Father Identifies Pilot Killed In American Airlines Crash: 'It Hurts So Bad'

Tim Lilley, the father of American Airlines pilot Sam Lilley, posted a photo of his son when he became a pilot. Lilley was among the 64 people aboard Flight 5324 who died when the plane was involved in a collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The three crew members of the chopper also died. (Credit: Tim Lilley/Facebook)

The father of one of the pilots killed when an American Airlines passenger jet crashed after a mid-air collision with a U.S. military helicopter said the death of his son "hurts so bad."

Tim Lilley posted a photo of his 28-year-old son, Sam, on his Facebook account Thursday, remarking how proud he was when his son became a pilot.