Three dead after helicopters collide midair in US
One helicopter was carrying a British student pilot and a 22-year-old flight instructor from Texas
TL;DR
- Three people died in Oregon after two helicopters collided midair.
- The crash happened near McMinnville Municipal Airport.
- One helicopter carried a British student pilot and a flight instructor from Texas.
- The other helicopter was piloted by an individual from Newberg, Oregon.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating the incident.
- Jerry Trimble Helicopters confirmed one of the aircraft belonged to their training school.
- One aircraft was a 1995 Robinson R22 helicopter, and the other was a 2018 Airbus AS350B3.
- Oregon's Highway 233 was temporarily closed due to the response.