Three killed in midair helicopter collision near Oregon airport
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Three people were killed when two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
The aircraft, a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter, crashed into a field beside a highway. The collision prompted authorities to close part of the highway while emergency crews responded and investigators examined the scene.
Officials identified two of the victims as Maddie Aasbo, a 22-year-old flight instructor from Texas, and Tyler Delane Sturdevant, 38, of Newberg, Oregon. Aasbo was aboard the Robinson R22 with a student pilot from the United Kingdom, whose identity had not been released while authorities worked to notify the person’s family. Sturdevant was the sole occupant of the Airbus helicopter.
One of the aircraft was operated by Jerry Trimble Helicopters, a flight-training school based at the airport, according to a company statement. The company said it was cooperating fully with investigators.
The cause of the collision was not immediately clear. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board responded and are leading the investigation.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, 1 with the publisher's own text; 6 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one (5 if wire copies count as one too); this version written 36 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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- Source articles
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- Given to the writer
- 8, 1 with the article's own text
- Independent newsrooms
- 6 (5 if wire copies count as one)
- This version written
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- Human review
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Change the aircraft attribution to match the source's less specific wording. - "The R22 was operated by Jerry Trimble Helicopters": The source says only that one of the aircraft was operated by Jerry Trimble Helicopters, without specifying that it was the R22.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Three killed in midair helicopter collision near Oregon airport
Three people were killed when two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
The aircraft, a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter, crashed into a field beside a highway. The collision prompted authorities to close part of the highway while emergency crews responded and investigators examined the scene.
Officials identified two of the victims as Maddie Aasbo, a 22-year-old flight instructor from Texas, and Tyler Delane Sturdevant, 38, of Newberg, Oregon. Aasbo was aboard the Robinson R22 with a student pilot from the United Kingdom, whose identity had not been released while authorities worked to notify the person’s family. Sturdevant was the sole occupant of the Airbus helicopter.
TheOne R22of the aircraft was operated by Jerry Trimble Helicopters, a flight-training school based at the airport, according to a company statement. The company said it was cooperating fully with investigators.
The cause of the collision was not immediately clear. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board responded and are leading the investigation.
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