Overview
- The aircraft were an Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C, according to the FAA.
- The collision occurred around 11:25 a.m. Sunday above Hammonton Municipal Airport in southern New Jersey.
- Police and firefighters arrived to find one helicopter burning, Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said.
- An eyewitness reported a loud crunch and tumbling before both craft fell, and a fire official described wreckage barely recognizable as helicopters.
- The FAA and NTSB opened investigations, and Sen. Cory Booker requested an explanation from the NTSB; no cause has been released.