2 helicopters carrying 3 people collide midair near Oregon airport, FAA says美国联邦航空管理局称，两架载有3人的直升机在俄勒冈州机场附近空中相撞。
Two helicopters carrying a total of three people were involved in a midair collision near an airport in northwest Oregon on Thursday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Two helicopters carrying a total of three people were involved in a midair collision near an airport in northwest Oregon on Thursday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene near McMinnville Municipal Airport, along with local law enforcement, fire and medical responders. McMinnville is about 40 miles southwest of Portland.
One of the helicopters had two people on board and the other had one pilot on board, the FAA said.
The sheriff’s office said it didn’t have information on the conditions of the aircrafts’ occupants and asked the public to avoid the area and have “patience as we respond to this critical incident.”
The investigation into the crash, which took place around 2:15 p.m. local time, is being led by the National Transportation Safety Board, according to the FAA, which is also probing the incident.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
据美国联邦航空管理局称，周四下午，两架载有三人的直升机在俄勒冈州西北部一个机场附近发生空中相撞事故。
亚姆希尔县警长办公室与当地执法部门、消防和医疗救援人员一同赶赴麦克明维尔市政机场附近的事发现场。麦克明维尔位于波特兰西南约40英里处。
美国联邦航空管理局表示，其中一架直升机上有两人，另一架直升机上有一名飞行员。
警长办公室表示，他们没有关于飞机上人员状况的信息，并要求公众避开该区域，并“在我们应对这起重大事件时保持耐心”。
据美国联邦航空管理局称，此次坠机事故发生在当地时间下午 2 点 15 分左右，目前由国家运输安全委员会牵头进行调查，美国联邦航空管理局也在调查这起事故。
这是一则正在更新的新闻。