Three killed as helicopters collide near Portland, Oregon
Two helicopters collided and crashed near McMinnville Airport, Oregon, killing an instructor, a pilot, and a student pilot.
Two helicopters collided and crashed near McMinnville Airport, southwest of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon. Three people died.
The dead are: 22-year-old Maddie Aasbo, a flight instructor from Texas; 38-year-old Tyler Sturdevant, a pilot from Oregon; and a student pilot from the United Kingdom whose name has not been released. Emergency crews found one helicopter upside down.
The other was crumpled into pieces. One aircraft was a Robinson R22, a two-seat model.
The other was an Airbus H125. One helicopter came from Jerry Trimble Helicopters, an aviation school at the airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the collision. Part of Highway 233 was closed because of the crash.
- Three killed
- Deaths
- Thursday afternoon
- When
- Robinson R22 and Airbus H125
- Aircraft
Why it mattersAviation accidents between trained pilots and flight schools raise urgent safety questions about airspace coordination and training procedures.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet, though helicopter training incidents overseas can inform Australian aviation safety standards and procedures.
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