Overview
- An Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C collided around 11:25 a.m. near Hammonton Municipal Airport, and only the pilots were aboard.
- Authorities identified the victims as Michael Greenberg, 71, who died at the scene, and Kenneth L. Kirsch, 65, who died at Cooper University Hospital.
- Witness video showed a helicopter descending in a spin and one aircraft burning after impact, with a debris field roughly the length of a football field.
- The NTSB is leading the investigation, collecting communications and maintenance records and witness accounts as the wreckage is transferred to a secure facility.
- Local officials urged the public to avoid sharing unverified or AI-generated images as the community cooperates with federal investigators.