Hammonton mid-air crash: probe begins into helicopter collision causes

New Jersey – On Sunday, December 28, 2025, two helicopters collided mid-air over Hammonton, New Jersey, resulting in one fatality and leaving another person critically injured.

The Hammonton Police Department reported that the crash occurred just before 11:30 a.m., with both helicopters coming down near the intersection of Basin Road and White Horse Pike in Atlantic County.

• Two helicopters collided mid-air in Hammonton, New Jersey, on December 28, killing one pilot and critically injuring another.

• The FAA confirmed involvement of an Enstrom F-28A and Enstrom 280C; only pilots were on board, one helicopter caught fire.

• FAA and NTSB are investigating; search-and-rescue ongoing, authorities warn public to avoid the area for safety.

The Federal Aviation Administration released a statement noting that “an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and an Enstrom 280C helicopter were involved in the deadly collision near Hammonton Municipal Airport.

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Further detailing who was on board the fatal helicopters, the FAA stated, “The helicopters collided mid-air, and only the pilots were on board each aircraft.”

One of the helicopters was engulfed in flames,” local police authorities reported.

What caused the collision?

As investigations into the cause of the collision are underway, dramatic videos of the crash went viral soon after they surfaced online. The footage has left onlookers and authorities scrambling to determine what happened.

The emergency alerts hint that the collision occurred near 100 Basin Road, with one helicopter reportedly plunging into a wooded area. At least one person has been rescued, and search-and-rescue teams are still combing the site for others.

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While the Hammonton Fire Department shared a post on their Facebook and wrote,

“The Hammonton Fire Department, along with assisting agencies, is currently responding to an aviation-related incident in the area of Basin Road and WHP.” The HFD further cautioned the public to “refrain from sharing AI-generated videos of the crash and avoid the area to allow emergency personnel to operate safely.”

Two agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration (the U.S. government aviation agency that regulates civil aviation) and the National Transportation Safety Board, will investigate the crash.

The FAA is expected to issue a preliminary report within the next business day, while the NTSB’s full preliminary report will be issued within 30 days.

In a statement, the NTSB said that “it is looking into the in-flight collision, and once the wreckage from the scene is documented, the aircraft will be moved to a secure facility for further evaluation.”

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The agency’s investigation will focus on three areas: the pilot, the aircraft, and the operating environment, as reported by CBS News.