Two helicopters collide in horror midair smash leaving UK student pilot dead
A student pilot from the UK is among three people killed following a collision between two helicopters in Oregon, United States. Emergency services were dispatched at approximately 2.15pm on Thursday to reports of an incident involving two helicopters several miles east of McMinnville Airport, a modest airfield situated south-west of Portland.
TL;DR
- Three people were killed in a mid-air collision involving two helicopters in Oregon.
- One of the victims was a student pilot from the UK, who has yet to be named.
- Other victims were identified as Tyler Sturdevant, a pilot from Oregon, and Maddie Aasbo, a flight instructor from Texas.
- The helicopters collided several miles east of McMinnville Airport.
- Emergency services were dispatched around 2:15 PM on Thursday.
- One of the aircraft belonged to Jerry Trimble Helicopters, an aviation school based at the airport.
- The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the collision involved a Robinson R22 and an Airbus H125.
- The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
- Highway 233 and nearby roads were closed due to the crash.