What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/21/2026 near Stonewall, Oklahoma at 1428 hrs a helicopter was appling herbicide along a set of electrical wire line when it flew into a set of electrical power lines that intersected the line it was working. The helicopter experienced an inflight breakup causing significant injury to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/21/2026 NEAR STONEWALL, OKLAHOMA AT 1428 HRS A HELICOPTER WAS APPLING HERBICIDE ALONG A SET OF ELECTRICAL WIRE LINE WHEN IT FLEW INTO A SET OF ELECTRICAL POWER LINES THAT INTERSECTED THE LINE IT WAS WORKING. THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP CAUSING SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.