Overview
- The FAA said an Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C collided in mid-air near Hammonton Municipal Airport late Sunday morning, with the wreckage coming down near the 100 block of Basin Road by White Horse Pike.
- Only the pilots were aboard; first responders extricated both, airlifted them to a trauma center, and authorities later confirmed one fatality and one pilot in critical condition.
- Police reported one helicopter engulfed in flames that firefighters extinguished, and agencies closed nearby roads as crews conducted search and rescue and secured the scene.
- Federal investigators have been notified, with the NTSB in charge of the investigation and the FAA expected to post an initial incident notice before a preliminary report is issued in the coming weeks.
- Local outlets cited flight-tracking data reporting tail number N280MG and a registration to M&M Charter, LLC for one helicopter, a detail investigators have not yet formally confirmed.