Two veteran New Jersey pilots, Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, were killed after their Enstrom helicopters — an F‑28A (N520H) and a 280C (N280MG) — collided mid‑air near Hammonton Municipal Airport on Dec. 28, 2025. The FAA has opened an investigation.
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The FAA/NTSB investigation into the Hammonton mid‑air collision will establish causal factors and could produce safety recommendations affecting rotorcraft operations and local airport procedures; see the initial FAA report on the Hammonton collision (investigation underway): https://hype.aero/?story=097fb402-befb-4b38-9224-215aaf99619f
This incident adds to recent mid‑air collision precedents that underscore risks in mixed‑use and training airspace and the potential for regulatory or liability outcomes, including government findings in other mid‑air cases and TSB probes: https://hype.aero/?story=ad3f82f3-e8f3-400c-983c-9359389615f6 and https://hype.aero/?story=77cb57ed-b6da-4e6f-8796-8e0d03445385
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