Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
11
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Three people have been killed after two helicopters collided in mid-air near a small airport in Oregon on Thursday, authorities have confirmed.
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authorities → kill → Thursday
The Yamhill county sheriff’s office said on Thursday that it received reports at about 2.10pm local time about an aircraft incident involving two helicopters that had crashed south-east of McMinnville, near McMinnville municipal airport.
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that → say → airport
“We located two crashed helicopters in a private farm field,” the Yamhill county sheriff, Sam Elliott, said at a news conference.
Elliott confirmed that the crash involved a 1995 Robinson R22 helicopter and a 2018 Airbus AS 350B3 helicopter.
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crash → locate → helicopter
He said two people were onboard the Robinson and one onboard the Airbus.
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people → say → Airbus
“Unfortunately all three of those individuals are deceased,” he said.
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he → say → individuals
The sheriff identified one of the victims onboard the Robinson helicopter as a student pilot from the United Kingdom, and said that local authorities were working with the British consulate and the FBI to notify the individual’s family.
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authorities → identify → family
The second occupant of the Robinson helicopter was identified as Maddie Aasbo, 22, a flight instructor from Texas.
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occupant → identify → Texas
Elliott said that the crash site had since been “turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB)”, which will investigate the collision.
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which → say → collision
In a statement on Thursday, the FAA confirmed that “a Robinson R22 helicopter and an Airbus H125 helicopter collided in mid-air near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon around 2:15 pm local time on Thursday”.
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helicopter → confirm → Thursday
“The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate,” the agency said, adding that the NTSB would take charge “of the investigation and will provide further updates”.
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NTSB → investigate → updates
The NTSB also confirmed it was investigating the collision.
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it → confirm → collision
Meanwhile, local aviation school Jerry Trimble Helicopters, located in McMinnville, said in a statement shared on social media it was “deeply saddened to confirm that one of our aircraft was involved in an aviation incident this afternoon” near the McMinnville municipal airport.
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one → locate → airport
“Our hearts and thoughts are with the individuals involved, their families and everyone affected by this event,” they said.
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they → involve → event
The company added that it was “fully cooperating” with local and federal authorities “to secure the site and determine the cause of the incident”.
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it → add → incident
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