Witness Pulls Pilot From Burning Plane After Klamath Falls Crash
The agricultural aircraft appears to have struck a radio tower before crashing Thursday morning.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A witness pulled a pilot away from a burning aircraft Thursday morning after the plane crashed while conducting an agricultural pesticide application flight in Klamath County.
Klamath County sheriff’s deputies and fire personnel were dispatched at approximately 9:13 a.m. to the area of Hill Road and Crystal Springs Road following a report of an aircraft crash.
Preliminary information from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office indicates the single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft was being piloted by Gus Macy and was conducting an agricultural pesticide application when it appears to have struck a Basin Mediactive Radio tower.
The aircraft then crashed to the ground and caught fire.
A witness who was nearby immediately went to the crash site and was able to pull Macy away from the burning wreckage before emergency personnel arrived, according to the sheriff’s office.
Macy sustained major injuries and was transported to Sky Lakes Medical Center for treatment.
Investigators have not released additional information about what led to the aircraft striking the tower or the extent of Macy’s injuries beyond describing them as major.
The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.
Cover Image: An agricultural aircraft crashed Thursday morning near Hill Road and Crystal Springs Road in Klamath Falls. Authorities say the aircraft appears to have struck a radio tower during a pesticide application flight, leaving the pilot with major injuries. Jefferson Daily News illustration / ChatGPT.
Keep Reading
