3 dead as a result of the collision of 2 helicopters in America American officials announced that three people were killed after two helicopters collided in the sky. According to CNN's IRNA report, Sam Elliott, the sheriff of Yamhill County, located in the state of Oregon, USA, announced at a press conference on Thursday that 22-year-old flight instructor Maddie Asbo from Texas and 38-year-old Sturdont pilot from Oregon, along with a student pilot from England, were killed in this incident. These helicopters crashed on private agricultural land near the McMinnville Airport and this accident led to the closure of a highway near the accident site.