🚨 ACCIDENT REPORT 🚨 On July 21, 2022, a CH-47D Chinook helicopter crashed into the Salmon River while fighting the Moose Fire in Idaho. The helicopter, contracted through Rotak Helicopter Services, was conducting water bucket drops when it went down. Tragically, both pilots – Thomas Hayes (41) and William “Bill” Malm (36) – lost their lives in the crash. The NTSB and FAA launched an investigation into the accident, which highlighted the extreme risks that aerial firefighters face in dangerous