Three killed after two helicopters collide near McMinnville airport
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Three people were killed Thursday afternoon when two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon, authorities said.
The collision occurred at about 2:15 p.m. a few miles east of the airport, roughly 35 miles southwest of Portland. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as an Airbus H125 and a Robinson R22 and said three people in total were aboard. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed there were no survivors.
Authorities identified two of those killed as 22-year-old flight instructor Maddie Aasbo of Texas and 38-year-old Tyler Delane Sturdevant of Newberg, Oregon. The third person was described as a British student pilot whose name had not been released.
Multiple agencies responded to the crash site in a field near Highway 233 southeast of McMinnville. The Oregon Department of Transportation closed the highway about a mile west of Dayton, while officials also shut surrounding local roads and asked the public to avoid the area.
One helicopter belonged to Jerry Trimble Helicopters, an aviation school based at the McMinnville airport, the school said. The circumstances leading to the collision remained unclear. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, with assistance from the FAA.
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