# Accident 20260715007689A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Iowa City, IA, July 15, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2026, 19:42 local time
- Place: Iowa City, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BLAG
- Location: 41.6302° N, 91.6520° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6302&lon=-91.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N322TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 652 total, 137 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260715007689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT-IN-COMMAND CONTACTED A TELEPHONE WIRE WITH THE RIGHT SPRAY BOOM RESULTING IN AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE WHICH LED TO THE HELICOPTER CRASH-LANDING IN A CORNFIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN26LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA256), Jul 16, 2026: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N322TC), Coralville, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during a low-level aerial application flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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