1 person killed, 1 injured after helicopter crashes near Atlantic County Airport
Two helicopters collide in Hammonton, New Jersey, leaving one person dead and another in critical condition.
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HAMMONTON, N.J. — One person is dead and another is in critical condition after two helicopters collided midair in New Jersey, authorities said Tuesday.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, two helicopters collided in midair near Hammonton Municipal Airport, New Jersey, at approximately 11:25 a.m. local time on December 28. Hammonton is a town approximately 54 miles from Philadelphia.
The FAA said only pilots were on board each aircraft at the time of the incident. According to the FAA, the helicopters involved were an Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C.
Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said officers received a report of an air crash involving two helicopters. Both helicopters crash-landed and one was engulfed in flames, it added.
“At this time, one person is confirmed dead and one person was rushed to the hospital with serious life-threatening injuries,” Friel said, adding that local police, fire and paramedics assisted helicopters in putting out the fire.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the accident. Local fire authorities urged people to avoid the area so emergency workers could work safely.
Tahesha Way, acting New Jersey governor, said in a statement that her office had received an update on the accident.
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The helicopter crash comes more than a week after former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his immediate family were killed when a small business jet crashed in western North Carolina.
The seven-seat Cessna C550 crashed into flames while landing at an airport about 60 miles outside Charlotte. The FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash but have not yet released information about the cause.
Earlier this year, 67 people were killed when an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided as they landed at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington. The crash was the deadliest aviation disaster in the United States in decades.
In December, the government accepted responsibility for the role played by the helicopter’s army pilot and air traffic controller in the accident.
