# Two helicopters collide midair near Oregon airport with three people aboard, FAA confirms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/two-helicopters-collide-midair-near-oregon-airport-with-three-people-aboard-faa-confirms/
- Published: 2026-10-30T02:21:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T03:11:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-helicopters-collide-midair-near-oregon-airport-three-people-aboard-faa-confirms
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Two helicopters collided near an Oregon airport.
- Three people were aboard; their condition was unclear.
- The NTSB will lead the investigation.

## Summary

Two helicopters collided midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on Thursday afternoon and crashed in a field. The FAA confirmed three people were aboard; their condition was not known in the information released, and the NTSB will lead an investigation into what happened.

The collision involved a Robinson R22 carrying one pilot and an Airbus H125 carrying two people, at about 2:15 p.m. local time. It happened near Oregon Route 233, about a mile west of Dayton, prompting closures of the highway and nearby county roads at emergency responders’ request; the airport remained open.

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