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Three dead after two helicopters collide near Oregon airport

Two helicopters collided near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on Thursday, killing three people including a U.K. student pilot, BBC reported; AP also covered the midair crash.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
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  1. New headline Was: “Three killed after two helicopters collide near Oregon airport”
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  3. AP is now reporting this
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  5. New headline Was: “2 Helicopters Collide Midair in Oregon, Killing All 3 Aboard”
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Two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on Thursday, killing three people, BBC reported, with AP also describing the crash1,2.

The collision involved a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter; both aircraft came down in a field beside a highway, BBC said, citing the sheriff’s office1. The cause was not immediately known1.

Authorities identified a 22-year-old flight instructor from Texas, Maddie Aasbo, and a student pilot from the United Kingdom on one aircraft; the U.K. student’s name had not been released pending next-of-kin notification with the consulate and FBI1. The occupant of the Airbus was identified as Tyler Delane Sturdevant, 38, of Newberg, Oregon1.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating1,2. What remains unknown is the cause of the collision1.

Sources

  1. BBCThree dead after two helicopters collide in midair near Oregon
  2. AP2 helicopters crash midair in Oregon, killing an experienced pilot, an instructor and a student

Read the original at BBC ↗

How it’s being reported

2 sources

First reported by APAP

Where they agree

  • Two helicopters collided near an Oregon airport, killing three.

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BBC

Three dead after two helicopters collide in midair near Oregon

Aircraft types and named victims where released.

BBC said a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter crashed near McMinnville, killing a Texas flight instructor, a U.K. student and a third occupant. BBC News

Aircraft types and named victims where released.

What it reports

  • Two helicopters collided near McMinnville Municipal Airport.
  • Three people died.
  • FAA and NTSB are investigating.
  • A U.K. student pilot was among the dead.
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