两架飞行员在2025年12月NJHammonton附近的空中碰撞中丧生,当时直升机在交错飞行中相撞。 Two pilots died in a December 2025 midair collision near Hammonton, NJ, after helicopters collided in staggered flight.

NTSB初步报告证实, 2025年12月28日, 新泽西州Hammonton附近发生空中碰撞, 65岁的Kenneth Kirsch和71岁的Michael Greenberg在新泽西州杀死了两名飞行员Kenneth Kirsch及71岁的Michael Greenberg。 A preliminary NTSB report confirms a midair collision on December 28, 2025, near Hammonton, New Jersey, killed two pilots, Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, both of New Jersey. 这些直升机从维内兰-唐斯敦机场起飞,在Hammonton市机场降落,然后又起飞,在机场西南约1.5英里处交错飞行时碰撞。 The helicopters, which had taken off from Vineland-Downstown Airport and landed at Hammonton Municipal Airport before departing again, collided about 1.5 miles southwest of the airfield while flying in a staggered formation. 监视视频显示一架直升机落并起火, Surveillance video showed one helicopter tumbling and catching fire, while the other pitched up, yawed, and crashed. 调查人员发现直升机转子之间有涂料转移,表明一个尾翼转子击中了一个主要转子。 Investigators found paint transfer between the helicopters’ rotors, indicating a tail rotor struck a main rotor. 两名飞行员都被打死,全面调查正在进行中,预计将在至多18个月内提交最后报告。 Both pilots were killed, and the full investigation is ongoing, with a final report expected in up to 18 months.