I was there this summer for the Blue Angels show. It's not a huge City but it's not a tiny rural Town either. They have an excellent Air Museum that includes the famous Spruce Goose
Condolences ✝️ 🙏
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Three people were killed when two helicopters collided midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport southwest of Portland, Oregon, forcing the closure of Oregon Route 233.
Key Details of the Crash
- Date and Time: Thursday, October 29, 2026, around 2:15 p.m. local time.
- Location: Just east of McMinnville Municipal Airport in Yamhill County (about 35 to 40 miles southwest of Portland).
- Aircraft Involved:
- A Robinson R22 carrying a sole occupant (the pilot, identified as a man from Newberg, Oregon).
* An Airbus H125 carrying two people (a flight instructor from Texas and a student pilot from the United Kingdom) associated with Jerry Trimble Helicopters, a local flight training school.
- Casualties: All three individuals aboard the two aircraft tragically died in the crash.
- Highway and Road Closures: The Oregon Department of Transportation shut down Oregon Route 233 (Highway 233) about 1 mile west of Dayton, alongside local roads near the airport, with no immediate reopening estimate provided.
- Investigation: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are responding to and investigating the collision, with the NTSB leading the probe.
Links:
Oregon Department of Transportation: https://oregon.gov
Federal Aviation Administration: https://faa.gov
National Transportation Safety Board: https://ntsb.gov
ABC News: https://abcnews.com
KGW News: https://kgw.com