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3 dead after 2 helicopters collide midair near Oregon airport, sheriff says

Authorities said the collision involved a Robinson R22 and an Airbus H125, and investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are probing the cause.

  • Two helicopters collided midair on Thursday, October 29, near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon, approximately 35 miles southwest of Portland, prompting an emergency response.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as a Robinson R22 carrying one pilot and an Airbus H125 carrying two people, bringing the total number of occupants to three.
  • Authorities closed Highway 233 near Dayton and nearby local roads following the collision, while police, firefighters and medical personnel responded to the scene; officials urged the public to avoid the area.
  • Three people aboard two helicopters died after the aircraft collided midair near an airport in northwest Oregon on Thursday afternoon, according to the Yamhill County sheriff.
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Two pilots and a young flight instructor dead - The collision involved a Robinson R22 and an Airbus H125

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According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FFA), the vehicles involved in the accident were a Robinson R22 and an Airbus H125. The Yamhill County Sheriff’s office certified the deaths of the three occupants of the vehicles.

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The collision between two helicopters left three dead on Thursday afternoon (29), in a rural area near McMinnville Municipal Airport in the U.S. state of Oregon. The accident involved a Robinson R22, 1995 and an Airbus AS350 B3, 2018. The aircraft fell in a private agricultural field just before 14:15. The victims were identified as Maddie Aasbo, 22 years old, Tyler Sturdevant, 38, and a British aviation student who has not yet had the name disc…

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