Texas flight instructor among 3 killed in Oregon helicopter collision

McMINNVILLE, Ore. — A Texas flight instructor was among three people killed Thursday when two helicopters collided in midair southeast of McMinnville, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office.

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Maddie Aasbo, 22, was aboard a 1995 Robinson R22 with a student pilot from the United Kingdom, the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office said. The student’s name is being withheld until relatives are notified.

The Robinson and a 2018 Airbus AS350B3 crashed in a field near the intersection of Highway 233 and SE Cruickshank Road around 2:10 p.m. Thursday. The Airbus’ sole occupant, Tyler Delane Sturdevant, 38, of Newberg, also died.