MCMINNVILLE, Wash. — Three people have died following a mid-air collision between two helicopters in Oregon on Thursday afternoon.
Around 2:10 p.m., witnesses reported that two helicopters had crashed near the intersection of SE Amity Dayton Highway and SE Cruickshank Road, east of McMinnville.
According to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, a 1995 Robinson R22 helicopter and a 2018 Airbus AS350B3 helicopter crashed in a field near the highway.
There were two people in the Robinson and one in the Airbus.
All three were pronounced dead.
It’s unclear what caused the helicopters to crash.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating.
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