{"id":2229026,"date":"2026-10-30T13:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2229026"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T10:16:24","slug":"2-helicopters-collide-midair-in-oregon-3-people-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2229026","title":{"rendered":"2 Helicopters Collide Midair In Oregon, 3 People Killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e6\/16by9\/2026\/10\/30\/e6a4204bb3564fc49d99d9ac3c962997_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">2 Helicopters Collide Midair In Oregon, 3 People Killed<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Oregon Helicopter Crash<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">2 Choppers Collide Midair, Killing 3<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-30T06:16:24-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 30, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:16 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-41879b36381ce2486a66adb5a72de7cd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261030_e6a4204bb3564fc49d99d9ac3c962997\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9ddc3706-38ef-4f77-aeea-d6ba5ca51c2b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e6\/4by3\/2026\/10\/30\/e6a4204bb3564fc49d99d9ac3c962997_md.jpg\" alt=\"chopper crash Yamhill County Sheriff&apos;s Office 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Yamhill County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-42086f6e5feec9e0858024e32501bde5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Two helicopters collided while flying over Oregon &#8230; and three people are dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-11de9a890489e5b0aa37bbc5e3371d9b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration tells TMZ &#8230; an Airbus H125 and a Robinson R22 were flying near McMinnville Municipal Airport Thursday afternoon when the choppers collided in midair.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2b60590800c59fcedfb7c2eab39bddf1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The FAA says one aircraft carried one pilot while the other chopper had 2 people on board. All three people lost their lives, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1a9ff773a0cc085c36662af292ede178\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The sheriff&#8217;s office identified one of the two people aboard as 22-year-old flight instructor <strong>Maddie Aasbo<\/strong>. The name of the other person &#8212; a British student pilot &#8212; was not released.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2620b9545547777b8ce1baa7ca0d3944\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The sheriff&#8217;s office also identified the pilot of the other helicopter as 38-year-old <strong>Tyler Sturdevant<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-621b15e18f546cd3a370a08598658c0f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Investigators are looking into the cause of the collision, and they shut down roads around the crash site near McMinnville, Oregon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section 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