Sheriff Rick Penning says the pilot, 48 year old Timothy Harmer from Boone was not injured as the helicopter he was operating for Vista Helicopter Service of Boone struck a Cornbelt  Electric  Powerline, which took out his tail-rotor and forced his landing in the cornfield

Date:

29 July, 2013

Reg:

N1396X

Make:

Bell

Model:

B47

MSN:

7570

Location:

corn field near 320th Street and M Avenue, approximately 3 miles northeast of Beaman.

Country:

US-Iowa

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Vista-Helicopter-Service

Link:

http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:31-JUL-13,BELL

Link:

http://www.radioonthego.com/content_detatils.php?sect=5&sub=5&cont=4530