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Federal investigators are working to determine why two helicopters collided in McMinnville, Oregon, killing all three people aboard. One helicopter was on a test flight while the other carried an instructor and her student. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to examine the wreckage near the local airport.

Written by AI on 2026-10-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 29, 2026, at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time, two helicopters — an Airbus H125 and a Robinson R22 — collided mid-air near McMinnville Municipal Airport southwest of Portland, Oregon. The crash killed all three people aboard both aircraft, including flight instructor Maddie Aasbo and British aviation student Christopher James Joughin, 31, from Zimbabwe. Witnesses reported hearing the helicopters before one "dropped straight down" into a field, causing emergency responders to close a nearby highway as they rushed to the scene. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the collision.

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Federal investigators in Oregon will work to determine why a helicopter on a test flight collided with another chopper flown by a young instructor and her student, killing all three people aboard both aircraft.

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Investigators are trying to figure out why 2 helicopters collided in Oregon, killing 3 people · assertive framing

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The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday morning that its team was on its way to examine the wreckage near the airport in McMinnville, about an hour’s drive southwest of Portland. asserted

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The town lies in the broad, flat Willamette Valley near the foothills of the Coast Range, in the heart of Oregon’s wine country. asserted

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Investigators are trying to figure out why 2 helicopters collided in Oregon, killing 3 people

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