"A second helicopter pilot critically injured in a midair collision in South Jersey has died from his injuries, police said Monday. The other pilot involved in the crash died at the scene. Hammonton Police identified the pilots as 65-year-old Kenneth L. Kirsch, of Carney's Point, New Jersey, and 71-year-old Michael Greenberg of Sewell, New Jersey. Police said Kirsch was piloting an Enstrom model F-28A helicopter, and was flown to a hospital in critical condition after the crash."
"According to police, Kirsch died from his injuries at the hospital. Greenberg, who was piloting an Enstrom model 280C, was pronounced dead at the crash site near Basin Road and White Horse Pike in Atlantic County. The pilots were the only people on board both choppers, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday. Both helicopters had taken off from Hammonton Municipal Airport shortly before the collision at 11:25 a.m. One of the choppers was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived."
Two helicopter pilots died after a midair collision in South Jersey. Hammonton Police identified the pilots as 65-year-old Kenneth L. Kirsch of Carney's Point and 71-year-old Michael Greenberg of Sewell. Kirsch was piloting an Enstrom F-28A and was flown to a hospital in critical condition, where he later died. Greenberg was piloting an Enstrom 280C and was pronounced dead at the crash site near Basin Road and White Horse Pike in Atlantic County. Both helicopters had departed Hammonton Municipal Airport shortly before the 11:25 a.m. collision, and one chopper was engulfed in flames. The NTSB and FAA are investigating.
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