Just Before Water Impact, The Helicopter Counterclockwise Yaw Rate Was 124 Degrees/Second
On July 21, 2022, about 1644 mountain daylight time, a Columbia Helicopters CH-47D, N388RA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near North Fork, Idaho. The pilot and co-pilot were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a public use firefighting flight. The operator was contracted by the U.S. Forest Service for the Moose Fire and had relocated the helicopter to the area on July 19, 2022, then began firefighting flights on July 20, 2022.
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