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Oregon helicopter crash witness recalls horrifying moment chopper ‘dropped straight down’ killing pilot, instructor, student

ReportedAircraft emergency Unconfirmed

A man who witnessed a deadly Oregon helicopter crash recalled the gut-wrenching moment that the choppers collided and one “dropped straight down” — leaving no survivors. “I heard the helicopter noise, I bent over to do something and then bo

Location: Oregon
Status set: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:51:23 GMT
Source: New York Post

Status last confirmed 5 hours ago and may have changed

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Oregon helicopter crash witness recalls horrifying moment chopper ‘dropped straight down’ killing pilot, instructor, student

ReportedAircraft emergency Unconfirmed

Oregon

A man who witnessed a deadly Oregon helicopter crash recalled the gut-wrenching moment that the choppers collided and one “dropped straight down” — leaving no survivors. “I heard the helicopter noise, I bent over to do something and then bo

Status last confirmed 5 hours ago and may have changed

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