Three people died Thursday after two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon, local officials said^1,2,3.

The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office said the collision occurred about 2:10 p.m. local time near McMinnville, about 40 miles southwest of Portland, and involved a 1995 Robinson R22 and a 2018 Airbus AS350B3². BBC reported both aircraft crashed in a field next to a highway¹. KGW, citing dispatch audio, said the crash was reported shortly after 2 p.m. and that Highway 233 was closed west of Dayton³.

The sheriff's office said flight instructor Maddie Aasbo, 22, of Texas, and a student pilot from the United Kingdom were aboard the Robinson R22². BBC likewise reported that the dead included a 22-year-old instructor from Texas and a U.K. student¹. Authorities had not released the student's name while working with the consulate and the FBI to notify family, ABC News reported, citing the sheriff².

The sole occupant of the Airbus was identified as Tyler Delane Sturdevant, 38, of Newberg, Oregon, the sheriff said². BBC reported that the other helicopter's only occupant was also killed but did not name that person¹. KGW said authorities had identified two of the dead³.

Witnesses reported the collision near the intersection of Highway 33 and Cruickshank Road southeast of McMinnville, according to the sheriff's office². First responders found both aircraft in a field near the highway^1,2.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board responded, and the NTSB is leading the investigation^1,2. ABC News noted an earlier FAA statement that one person was aboard the Robinson and two were aboard the Airbus, while the sheriff said his account came from personnel at the scene². The cause of the collision was not reported^1,2,3.