Enstrom 280 accident near Hammonton, NJ
On December 28, 2025, an Enstrom 280 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Hammonton, NJ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 28, 2025
- Place
- Hammonton, NJ
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 280 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.661°N, 74.770°W
- NTSB ID
- 20251228202213
NTSB summary
On December 28, 2025, at 1124 eastern standard time, an Enstrom F-28A helicopter, N520H, and an Enstrom 280C helicopter, N280MG, collided in midair near Hammonton, New Jersey. The private pilots onboard each of the helicopters were fatally injured. Both helicopters were being operated as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flights. According to preliminary ADS-B data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, both helicopters had departed from Vineland-Downstown Airport (28N), Vineland, New Jersey at about 0948 and flew parallel paths to Hammonton Municipal Airport (N81), Hammonton, New Jersey, arriving about 0958. No ADS-B data captured the helicopters’ subsequent departure from N81 on the accident flight. Surveillance video captured both helicopters as they flew in close proximity to each other shortly before the accident. The helicopters were slightly staggered from one another and flying on a similar heading, similar to a formation flight. As the flight continued, the helicopters converged until they contacted each other. Subsequently, one helicopter began a tumbling descent toward terrain before exiting the frame of the video. The other helicopter pitched up sharply before leveling out. Shortly after, the helicopter began yawing in a clockwise direction and descended rapidly until it exited the video frame. The accident site was located about 1.5 miles southwest of N81 and was comprised of a debris path that was about 1,211 ft-long. The first identified debris along the path included several paint chips consistent with the paint color of both he
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
