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Two helicopters collide midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon

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The Federal Aviation Administration said two helicopters collided midair on Thursday afternoon near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Yamhill County, Oregon, southwest of Portland. The agency said the collision happened at about 2:15 p.m. Pacific time. It identified the aircraft as a Robinson R22 and an Airbus H125, and said only the pilot was aboard the R22, while two people were aboard the H125. Their conditions were not immediately clear. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the collision.

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Two helicopters collided midair on Thursday afternoon near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon, southwest of Portland.
Reported byLeft2Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Left
ABC News, CBS News
Center
United Press International
Right
Daily Mail
The FAA identified the aircraft as a Robinson R22 and an Airbus H125.
One outletUnited Press International· Center
The FAA said only the pilot was aboard the R22 and two people were aboard the H125; their conditions were not immediately clear.
One outletUnited Press International· Center
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the collision.
One outletUnited Press International· Center

How each side tells it

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All sides report that two helicopters collided midair on Thursday afternoon near McMinnville, Oregon. The left-side and center outlets lead with official or FAA attribution, while the right-side Daily Mail frames the event around the emergency response.

the left
3 outlets
Left-side headlines state the collision in plain terms and often attribute it to officials, such as the FAA or authorities, with the location given as near an airport southwest of Portland.
2 helicopters collide in mid-air near Oregon airport: FAA
ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
The center headline states a mid-air collision in northeastern Oregon, while its own description places it in northwestern Oregon; the story is attributed to the FAA.
Helicopters collide mid-air in northeastern Oregon
United Press InternationalCenterAll center headlines
the right
2 outlets
Only one right-side outlet, the Daily Mail, covers this story, and its headline frames it around a crash and the emergency responders rushing to the scene.
Two helicopters crash into each other in Oregon as emergency responders rush to the scene
Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

official attribution to FAA or authorities
location near Portland
collision in mid-air

Leaves out

Aircraft types and people aboard, given in the UPI excerpt

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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CNNLeft
2 helicopters carrying 3 people collide midair near Oregon airport, FAA says
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. …
56 min agoRead at CNN (opens in a new tab)
CBS NewsLeft
2 choppers involved in midair collision near Oregon airport, officials say
Two helicopters collided in midair on Thursday afternoon in a community near Portland, Oregon.
2 hr agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
ABC NewsLeft
2 helicopters collide in mid-air near Oregon airport: FAA
The incident occurred Thursday afternoon near McMinnville Municipal Airport, according to the FAA.
2 hr agoRead at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report
2 helicopters collide southwest of Portland, Oregon, shutting down highway
Authorities say two helicopters collided near a small airport southwest of Portland, Oregon
2 hr agoRead at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

FAA as source
aircraft types and people aboard
investigation by FAA and NTSB

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United Press InternationalCenter
Helicopters collide mid-air in northeastern Oregon
A pair of helicopters collided mid-air Thursday afternoon in northwestern Oregon, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
52 min agoRead at United Press International (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

emergency responders rushing to scene
crash into each other wording
mid-air collision

Leaves out

FAA and NTSB investigation, reported by other sides

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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New York PostRight
Two helicopters collide near Oregon airport
A witness told Fox12 that he was standing on the roof of a nearby barn when he saw the two aircraft crash mid-air and plummet to the ground just outside McMinnville Municipal Airport.
48 min agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
Daily MailRight
Two helicopters crash into each other in Oregon as emergency responders rush to the scene
Emergency responders in Oregon are rushing to the scene where two helicopters collided into each other in mid-air on Thursday near McMinnville Airport.
3 hr agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
1 hr 9 min later
Its first report, Oct 29, 7:28 PM EDT
Center
3 hr 7 min later
Its first report, Oct 29, 9:26 PM EDT
Right
First to report
Daily Mail, Oct 29, 6:19 PM EDT

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Daily MailRightOct 29, 6:19 PM EDT
ABC NewsLeftOct 29, 7:28 PM EDT
CBS NewsLeftOct 29, 8:09 PM EDT
CNNLeftOct 29, 9:22 PM EDT
United Press InternationalCenterOct 29, 9:26 PM EDT
New York PostRightOct 29, 9:29 PM EDT

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Two helicopters collide midair near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon

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Language to notice

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From the left

2 helicopters carrying 3 people collide midair near Oregon airport, FAA says

2 choppers involved in midair collision near Oregon airport, officials say

2 helicopters collide in mid-air near Oregon airport: FAA

2 helicopters collide southwest of Portland, Oregon, shutting down highway

From the center

Helicopters collide mid-air in northeastern Oregon

From the right

Two helicopters collide near Oregon airport

Two helicopters crash into each other in Oregon as emergency responders rush to the scene

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