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1 Killed After Helicopters Collide Mid-Air In South Jersey

Another person suffered life-threatening injuries.

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Debris from a helicopter is shown after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, N.J., on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025.
Debris from a helicopter is shown after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, N.J., on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)

HAMMONTON, NJ — Two helicopters collided Sunday in Hammonton, leaving one person dead and another with life-threatening injuries.

An Enstrom F-28A and an Enstrom 280C crashed in mid-air around 11:25 a.m. Sunday near the Hammonton Municipal Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Only the pilots were on board, the agency said.

Emergency crews extinguished flames that engulfed one of the helicopters, according to Police Chief Kevin Friel.

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The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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Authorities look over the scene after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, N.J., on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)

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