2017 New Jersey helicopter crash
A Schweizer 269C similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 September 2017 |
| Summary | Loss of control, hard landing |
| Site | Medford, New Jersey, U.S. 39°55′44″N 74°48′24″W / 39.9289°N 74.8066°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Schweizer 269C-1 |
| Operator | Helicopter Flight Services |
| Registration | N204HF |
| Flight origin | Flying W Airport |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 8 September 2017, a Schweizer 269C helicopter crashed after an uncontrolled descent during a power-off landing attempt at the Flying W Airport in Medford, New Jersey, United States. The aircraft had experienced engine trouble during a local sightseeing flight for the benefit of passenger Troy Gentry, cofounder and member of American country music duo Montgomery Gentry, which was scheduled to perform at a resort at the airport later that day. The pilot died at the scene; Gentry was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.