Wind turbine collapses at North Fork Ridge Wind Farm, Barton County
2024Published 1 Oct 2026
Companies named in this entry: Liberty Utilities
What happened
A wind turbine collapsed at North Fork Ridge Wind Farm in Barton County, Missouri. Liberty Utilities told KOAM News Now that it was still assessing what had happened to the turbine. The company said the wind farm remained online and that generation at the facility was not affected. It also said preparations for extreme winter weather were continuing without disruption. The date of the collapse, the cause, and whether anyone was hurt were not reported.
Contributing factors
Not reported. The company said assessment of the turbine was still under way.
Lessons learned
- After an isolated turbine failure, confirm whether the rest of the farm can keep generating safely before stating that output is unaffected.
- Say clearly what is known and what is still being assessed, including the date and cause when those are not yet established.
- Keep weather and outage-response preparations going alongside the assessment so a single failure does not disrupt wider operations.
Source
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Published 2026-10-01. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.