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Three people, including a British student pilot, were killed when two helicopters collided near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon, officials said. US investigators are examining the crash.
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Three people died when two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Both aircraft crashed in a field beside a highway.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office identified one victim as a 22-year-old flight instructor from Texas and another as a student pilot from the United Kingdom. The third person, the sole occupant of the other helicopter, also died.
The aircraft were a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter, according to the sheriff’s office. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are leading the investigation.
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