In this image provided by Jason Maxwell, Jim Maxwell, an aerial firefighting pilot who died in a crash in Oregon in late July, is pictured with his Beechcraft Baron in Ronan, Mont., on Aug. 21, 2019. The cause of his July 25, 2024 crash is still under investigation, but fellow pilots believe reduced visibility due to smoke was a factor. (Jason Maxwell via AP)
Asotin County and Clarkston city firefighters walk across the airport runway as they wait for the ashes of James Maxwell to arrive at the Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Lewiston, Idaho. Pilot James Maxwell died while fighting a fire in Ore. (August Frank/Lewiston Tribune via AP)/Lewiston Tribune via AP)
A plane carrying the ashes of James Maxwell, a pilot who died fighting a fire in Ore., flies into the Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport, on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Lewiston, Idaho. (August Frank/Lewiston Tribune via AP)
Sherry Ledgerwood, Jamon Maxwell, Jason Maxwell, carrying the ashes of his father, James Bailey Maxwell, and Lynann Richie, walk down a corridor of firefighters and others at the Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Lewiston, Idaho. Pilot James Maxwell died while fighting a fire in Ore. (August Frank/Lewiston Tribune via AP)
In this image provided by Jason Maxwell, Jim Maxwell, an aerial firefighting pilot who died in a crash in Oregon in late July, is pictured in Winslow, Ariz., on July 18, 2019 The cause of his July 25, 2024 crash is still under investigation, but fellow pilots believe reduced visibility due to smoke was a factor. (Jason Maxwell via AP)