
Near the Hammonton Municipal AirportIn New Jerseya dramatic situation arose. Last Sunday, December 28, two helicopters crashed with only their respective pilots. The crash For one of them it was fatal..
The other plane that remained serious injuriesHe was quickly taken to the hospital. It happened after local police received a call about one around midday Airplane accident near the 100 block of Basin Road, in the area of White Horse Pike and Route 206.
At the same time, the fire department was mobilized and worked on it Extinguish the flames that have engulfed one of the helicopters. Some images circulated on social media, one of which showed the shocking moment one of the planes collapsed.
Some of the witnesses were in a nearby Tractor Supply parking lot. Filming took place from there the thick black smoke risesand the helicopter, which gave way before hitting the ground endless loops of horror.
When authorities arrived, residents were asked to avoid Tragedy Zone. Other images show the demarcation that police have made on the land where the helicopters crashed. A few meters away was one of them, colored red destroyedwhile the second was seen practically destroyed by fire.
“Due to the nature of the incident a comprehensive investigation both at the state and federal level.”the local fire department said in a statement Facebook.
The cause of the collision, which shocked residents, is still unclear. 15,000 inhabitants from Hammonton.
On his part Tahesha wayNew Jersey’s interim governor said she was aware of the situation. At the same time he assured that the Atlantic County Office of Emergency Managementthe Hammonton Police Department and the New Jersey State Police.
“There is currently at least one confirmed death”Way noted in his X account, temporarily replacing Democrat Phil Murphy. He will succeed the governor Mike Sherrill next January 4th. The former naval officer and congresswoman won the last elections in November, ensuring that the state remains in US hands blue partyafter eight years under Murphy’s management.
The person who detailed the police operation step by step was Kevin FrielHammonton Police Chief. At 11:25 (Miami time) savior He said he was responding to a report of a plane crash.
At the same time, Friel said that both Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, for its English acronym) and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.
It was exactly that FAA the entity that confirmed the identification of the affected units: an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and another Enstrom 280C with only the pilots on board. That’s how he confirmed it DailyMail.