- Date
- August 20, 2026, 09:32 local (16:32 UTC)
- Place
- Olene, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7501QSchweizer G-164B
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20260820012529A
- Case key
- 203650
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Preliminary report
What NTSB knew early in the investigation. It may change in the final report.
On August 20, 2026, about 9:32 Pacific daylight time, a Schweizer Aircraft Corp., G-164B, N7501Q, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Orlene, Oregon. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural application flight. The operator reported that the airplane departed Crater Lake/Klamath Regional Airport (LMT), Klamath Falls, Oregon, to conduct a mosquito abatement dispersal operation. Before departure, about 1,800 pounds of mosquito control material were loaded onto the airplane, and the fuel tanks were filled to capacity. A witness located near the accident site observed the airplane operating approximately 4 miles east-northeast of LMT. Shortly thereafter, the witness heard a loud bang and observed a plume of black smoke rising from the area. The witness responded to the accident site and assisted the pilot in evacuating the burning aircraft. The wreckage was subsequently recovered and transported to a secure facility for further examination.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7501Q
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 813B
- Built
- 1988
- Airframe hours
- 19,183
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Macys Flying Service Inc
- Registered owner
- Macys Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 2026 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- KLMT · Klamath Falls, OR
- Destination
- O81 · Tulelake, CA
- Airport
- LMT · Crater Lake/Klamath Rgnl
- Equipment
- ADS-B, Stall warning system
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Observed at
- KLMT, 9 nm away
- METAR
- SPECI KLMT 201644Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3014 RMK AO2 ACFT MSHP T02060078
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7501Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.