DONNELLY - The Valley County Sheriff's Office has identified the helicopter pilot who was killed following a crash near Donnelly.
Authorities say 64-year-old Roy Daniel Kettle of Harvard, Idaho crashed a logging helicopter at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday near West Mountain Road and No Business Road west of Donnelly.
Kettle was the only person on board.
At the time of the crash, the pilot was airlifting a log to a drop zone, according to officials. The FAA will be investigating the crash. The cause is still not yet known.
The aircraft was registered to Woody Contracting Inc. based out of Summerville, Ore.
