# Accident 20260721008489A: Bell 206B, Stonewall, OK, July 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2026, 14:28 local time
- Place: Stonewall, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: IIFG
- Location: 34.6508° N, 96.6113° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6508&lon=-96.6113&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2193X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2193X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,921 total, 3,070 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260721008489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR26LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA277), Jul 21, 2026: Bell 206B III (N2193X), Stonewall, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while conducting a low-altitude aerial application.

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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