3 Dead After Midair Helicopter Collision in Oregon

R22 and Airbus AS350 B3 crash near McMinnville Municipal Airport.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, October 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Wreckage of the two helicopters [Credit: Yamhill County Sheriff's Office]

Key Takeaways:

A midair collision involving two helicopters near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon resulted in the deaths of three people.
The incident involved a Robinson R22 and an Airbus AS350 B3, with victims identified as a flight instructor, a student pilot, and another pilot.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the crash, with the NTSB leading the inquiry.

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Authorities are investigating a midair collision of two helicopters near McMinnville Municipal Airport (KMMV) in Oregon that killed three people.

According to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 2:10 p.m. PDT on Thursday, witnesses notified law enforcement that two helicopters had crashed near the intersection of SE Amity-Dayton Highway, also known as Highway 233, and SE Cruickshank Road, southeast of McMinnville, approximately 33 miles southwest of Portland.