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Three people die when two helicopters crash into each other over Oregon
An Airbus H125 and a Robinson R22 struck each other in the air near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on Thursday and all three people on board died.
A midair crash between two helicopters in Oregon has left three people dead.
Federal aviation officials say a Robinson R22 and an Airbus H125 hit each other on Thursday afternoon in the skies near the small airport in McMinnville.
Who was on board
One of the helicopters had a single pilot. The other was carrying two people. Sheriff's officials in Yamhill County say nobody survived.
Deputies named one of the two people in the shared aircraft as Maddie Aasbo, a 22-year-old flight instructor. The second person was a student pilot from Britain whose name has not been made public.
The man flying the other helicopter was identified as Tyler Sturdevant, 38.
The investigation
Investigators are working to figure out what caused the two aircraft to collide. Roads near the crash scene outside McMinnville were closed while crews worked the site.
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