Former Cascade Helicopters Owner Bill Wells Flies West
William H. “Bill” Wells Jr., the former president and owner of Cashmere, Washington-based Cascade Helicopters and past HAI chair died at 86.

William H. “Bill” Wells Jr., the former president and owner of Cashmere, Washington-based Cascade Helicopters and past chairman of the Helicopter Association International, died on April 15. He was 86. Wells, who joined Cascade Helicopters in 1962 as a pilot training and mechanic, amassed 11,500 hours and remained active in the helicopter community during his career over five decades.