Three Dead in Midair Helicopter Collision Near McMinnville (opb.org)

Three people died after two helicopters collided midair near Lafayette Highway and Southeast Stringtown Road around 2 p.m. Thursday. The crash involved a 1995 Robinson R22 carrying instructor Maddie Aasbo and a student pilot, and a 2018 Airbus AS350B3 piloted by Tyler Delane Sturdevant. FAA and NTSB investigators are assessing the scene at the farm field adjacent to Highway 233.