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Three dead after two helicopters collide near McMinnville, Oregon
Officials said three people died Thursday after a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter collided near McMinnville Municipal Airport; an earlier FAA account via ABC News did not report fatalities.
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- KGW is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Three dead after two helicopters collide in midair near Oregon”
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Three people died Thursday afternoon after two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon, officials said, according to BBC1. KGW, a Portland station, also reported three deaths3.
BBC said a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter came down in a field next to a highway1. ABC News, citing the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, said the incident was at about 2:14 p.m. local time Thursday near McMinnville2. KGW said dispatch audio indicated the helicopters crashed into each other shortly after 2 p.m.3.
BBC said the dead included a 22-year-old flight instructor from Texas and a student pilot from the United Kingdom, and that the sole occupant of the other helicopter was also killed1. KGW said authorities had identified two of the people killed3. BBC did not name those killed in the account reviewed for this story1.
An earlier FAA account carried by ABC News described a Robinson R22 with a pilot on board and an Airbus H125 carrying two people, and said the sheriff's office did not then have information on the conditions of those aboard2. That occupancy description is not confirmed in BBC's later account, which did not specify which aircraft carried two people1,2.
ABC News said roads around the crash site were closed2. BBC said the FAA and NTSB responded and are leading the investigation1. ABC News said the sheriff's office was in touch with both agencies, which will both investigate, and that the NTSB will lead, according to the FAA2. The cause was not reported1,2.
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ABC News
Three dead after two helicopters collide midair near Oregon airport
Death toll, aircraft types, instructor and U.K. student among the dead.
Reports three deaths after a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter collided Thursday afternoon near McMinnville Municipal Airport. BBC News
Leaves out Names of the dead, FAA occupancy statement, exact clock time, road closures.
ABC NewsFirst2 helicopters collide in mid-air near Oregon airport: FAA
FAA occupancy (one on the Robinson, two on an Airbus H125) and that roads were closed.
Earlier FAA account of a midair collision near McMinnville Municipal Airport; does not report a death toll or name occupants.
Leaves out Deaths, names, and later identifications reported by BBC.
3 dead after helicopters collide midair near McMinnville
Death toll, dispatch timing, partial identifications.
Portland station reported three deaths and said dispatch audio indicated two helicopters crashed into each other shortly after 2 p.m.; authorities had identified two of those killed. Full article…
Leaves out Aircraft types, names, FAA occupancy, investigation details (page not fully readable).
Where they agree
- Two helicopters collided Thursday near McMinnville.
- The event was in the early afternoon local time.
Where they differ
How many people were on each helicopter, and whether anyone died