STANBUL, Oct 30 – Three people were killed Thursday when two helicopters collided midair near an airport in the United States state of Oregon, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing CNN.
Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott confirmed the fatalities near McMinnville Municipal Airport during a news conference.
He noted that one of the helicopters was carrying two people — a flight instructor from Texas and a student pilot from the United Kingdom.
The other helicopter had only a pilot, who had been identified as a man from Oregon.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the crash while the Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating the incident.
