THE DTSB
Pending. Mid air collision with another similar helicopter. N520H and N280MG involved in same accident, each PIC died.
U-FITAQP: 14) MID-AIR COLLISION
Enstrom 280C | N280MG
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateDecember 28, 2025
- Local time4:25 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightManeuvering
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
Accident Location
- City, State
- Hammonton, New Jersey
- Latitude
- 39.655833
- Longitude
- -74.785278
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N280MG
- Make
- Enstrom
- Model
- 280C
- Category / Class
- Helicopter
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Gender
- Male
- Certification
- Unknown
- IFR rating
- Unknown
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 2
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 14) MID-AIR COLLISION →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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