# NTSB investigations, 2025, NJ

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA077.md): Enstrom 280 · Hammonton, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Dec 28, 2025 · N280MG · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > On December 28, 2025, at 1124 eastern standard time, an Enstrom F-28A helicopter, N520H, and an Enstrom 280C helicopter, N280MG, collided in midair near Hammonton, New Jersey. The private pilots onboard each of the helicopters were fatally injured. Both…
- [NTSB ERA26LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA003.md): Cessna 172 · West Milford, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2025 · N677DM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to adequate clearance from obstacles while maneuvering during the landing approach and the instructor pilot’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane contacting a tree and terrain.
- [NTSB ERA25LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA376.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · West Milford, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 28, 2025 · N283WT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to recover from a hard bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA25LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA360.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 20, 2025 · N5914V · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird while on approach.
- [NTSB ERA25LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA349.md): Pipistrel Lsa S R L Virus 912 LSA · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 16, 2025 · N272BH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for variable wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA25LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA254.md): Cessna 208 · Monroe, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jul 2, 2025 · N716MM · Substantial damage
  > On July 2, 2025, about 1729 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 208B, N716MM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Monroe, New Jersey. The two commercial pilots and 10 passengers were seriously injured, while three passengers…
- [NTSB ERA25FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA202.md): Harteveld Drew J Chinook Plus 2 · Pittstown, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 16, 2025 · N3300K · Destroyed
  > On May 16, 2025, about 1642 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Chinook Plus 2, N3300K, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Pittstown, NJ. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code…
- [NTSB ERA25MA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25MA171.md): Bell 206L-4 · Jersey City, NJ · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Preliminary report · Apr 10, 2025 · N216MH · Destroyed
  > On April 10, 2025, about 1515 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206L-4 helicopter, N216MH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Jersey City, New Jersey. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title…
- [NTSB ERA25FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA158.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Franklin Township, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Mar 30, 2025 · N319TM · Substantial damage
  > On March 30, 2025, about 1034 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N319TM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Franklin Township, New Jersey. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code…
- [NTSB DCA25FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25FA148.md): Boeing 767 · Newark, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Mar 1, 2025 · N178FE · Minor damage
  > On March 1, 2025, at 0800 eastern standard time, FedEx flight 3609, a Boeing 767-300F, powered by two General Electric CF6-80C2 turbofan engines, registration number N178FE, struck birds during initial climb after takeoff from Newark Liberty International…
- [NTSB ERA25LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA105.md): Piper PA44 · Fairfield, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 12, 2025 · N711AV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2025
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NJ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=NJ&year=2025

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