Public Safety · McMinnville, OR
Two Helicopters Collide Mid-Air Southeast of McMinnville, Killing 3
Two helicopters collided mid-air and crashed into a field near Highway 233 and Cruickshank Road, southeast of McMinnville, Oregon, at approximately 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office. A 1995 Robinson R22 and a 2018 Airbus AS350B3 were involved; all three occupants—Tyler Delane Sturdevant, 38, of Newberg, Oregon; Maddie Aasbo, 22, of Texas; and a student pilot from the United Kingdom whose identity is withheld pending family notification—were found dead. The crash caused a road closure in the surrounding area. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.