俄勒冈州亚姆希尔县麦克明维尔市两架直升机10月29日下午空中相撞 233号公路封闭调查中
俄勒冈州麦克明维尔市政机场附近10月29日下午发生两架直升机空中相撞事故，附近公路随之封闭，应急人员赶赴现场处置。据美国联邦航空局通报，相撞发生在当地时间10月29日下午约2时15分，地点在麦克明维尔市政机场附近，涉事机型为一架罗宾逊R22直升机和一架空客H125直升机。
R22上只有飞行员一人，H125上有两人。亚姆希尔县警长办公室表示，当天下午2时14分接到报告，相撞地点在东南154号公路（又称拉法叶公路）与东南斯特林敦路交叉口附近，执法、消防和医疗人员均已到场。
两架直升机上的三名机上人员全部遇难。俄勒冈州交通部表示，因事故原因，233号公路在麦克明维尔机场以西约1英里、代顿附近路段封闭，并警告封闭可能延长，提醒司机绕行。
联邦航空局与国家运输安全委员会将主导事故调查，事故原因目前尚不清楚。麦克明维尔市位于波特兰西南约40英里处，人口约3.4万人。
Two Helicopters Collide in Midair Near McMinnville, Oregon, on the Afternoon of October 29, Killing All Three Aboard; Highway 233 Closed for Investigation
Two helicopters collided in midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon on the afternoon of October 29, closing a nearby highway as emergency personnel responded. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the collision occurred at about 2:15 p.m. local time on October 29 near the airport and involved a Robinson R22 helicopter and an Airbus H125 helicopter; the R22 carried only its pilot, while the H125 carried two people. All three people aboard the two helicopters were killed.
The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office said it received the report at 2:14 p.m. that day; the collision site was near the intersection of Highway 154 Southeast (also known as Lafayette Highway) and Stringtown Road Southeast, and law enforcement, fire and medical personnel all responded. The Oregon Department of Transportation said Highway 233 was closed because of the crash about one mile west of McMinnville Airport, near Dayton, warned the closure could be extended, and advised drivers to detour.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation, and the cause of the crash is not yet known. McMinnville is located about 40 miles southwest of Portland and has a population of about 34,000.
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图片来源：麦克明维尔市政机场旁的长青航空航天博物馆外景 / The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum beside McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon. Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
