In this photo provided by Kaitlin Marie Sells, Sam Lilley, left, pilots a small airplane that took off from Savannah, Ga., on Aug, 6, 2022, for a flight to reach the 1,500 flight hours required for Lilley to begin training to become an airline pilot. (Kaitlin Marie Sells via AP)
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (AP) — The text message came at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday: “Sam was on the flight.”
