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CTV News
12-07-2025
- CTV News
Second pilot identified in fatal Manitoba mid-air crash
Savanna May Royes has been identified as the second pilot that died in a mid-air crash near Steinbach, Man. on July 8, 2025. (GoFundMe) The second pilot in a fatal mid-air crash in Manitoba has been identified. CTV News has confirmed that Savanna May Royes from Ontario was flying the other plane when it was involved in the crash near Steinbach earlier this week. A GoFundMe says Savanna was 20 years old, and her father was a career helicopter pilot. The second pilot had been identified as Sreehari Sukesh of India, according to the Consulate General of India in Toronto. The crash took place Tuesday near Steinbach, just south of the runway at Harv's Air, a flight school. Harv's Air owner Adam Penner said Tuesday the pilots were practicing routine takeoffs and landings at the time of the collision. The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. -With files from CTV's Kristen Yu and Jeff Keele.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
2 student pilots killed in midair collision in Canada
Two student pilots died on Tuesday morning when their single-engine planes crashed in midair south of Steinbach, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Adam Penner, president of Harv's Air pilot training school, said the two were practicing takeoffs and landings in small Cessna planes. He said they appeared to have tried to land at the same time and collided a few hundred yards away from the small runway. Penner added that the planes are equipped with radios, but it appears the two pilots didn't see each other. Police are releasing few details but said the pilots were pronounced dead at the scene and that there were no passengers. Royal Canadian Mounted Police could not confirm the identities of the victims during an afternoon news conference. 'I don't have that information,' said Manitoba RCMP Cpl. Melanie Roussel. 'There's really limited information right now.' Penner said the flight school, which his parents started in the early 1970s, has students from Canada and around the world training for professional and recreational purposes. The school trains about 400 student pilots a year. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified. Steinbach is about 42 miles south of Winnipeg, the provincial capital. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Yahoo
Student pilot from India identified as 1 of 2 killed in southern Manitoba mid-air plane crash
One of the two victims of a Tuesday mid-air crash in southern Manitoba has been identified as a young student pilot from India. The consulate general of India in Toronto identified the victim as Sreehari Sukesh. In a social media post on Wednesday, the consulate said it is in contact with his family, the flying school where he was a student and police to provide any needed assistance. The consulate did not indicate Sukesh's exact age. The other victim was identified as 20-year-old Savanna May Royes, a Canadian citizen who had always dreamed of becoming a pilot, following in the footsteps of her father, according to a statement from her family. The bodies of the two student pilots were recovered in the wreckage of their single-engine planes after both crashed mid-air on Tuesday morning near Steinbach, roughly 50 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg. The students collided when approaching a landing strip while practising takeoffs and landings, said Adam Penner, president of Harv's Air, the flying school where both pilots had been training. The Transportation Safety Board, the agency responsible for investigating aviation incidents in Canada, said it is gathering information and assessing the fatal crash.
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Horror as two planes smash into each other in deadly mid-air collision
Two single-engine planes smashed into each other in mid-air on Tuesday morning, killing both student pilots onboard. The collision occurred at around 8.45am when the two student pilots were practicing takeoffs and landings in small Cessna planes at Harv's Air Pilot training school in Steinbach, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, the school's president, Adam Penner, told the CBC. He explained that it appeared that both pilots were trying to land at the same time and collided a few hundred yards from the small runway. The Cessnas are equipped with radios, but Penner said it appears the two pilots did not see each other approaching. 'We don't understand how they could get so close together,' Penner said. 'We'll have to wait for the investigation.' One of the pilots was just a couple of months into training, he noted, while the other nearly had a commercial license. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not yet identified the victims, however family members confirmed that one of the pilots was 20-year-old Savanna May Royes, whom they called the 'essence of pure joy.' 'Savanna's faith and laughter will forever touch everyone who was lucky enough to have known her during her short life,' the family said in a statement. Lucille and Nathaniel Plett, who live near the flight school, described the horrifying sound they heard on Tuesday morning. 'We heard some kind of crackling, banging sound and then the engine turned off - I recognized that because sometimes they do stunts around here and they turn the engine off, but they turn it back on,' Lucille told Global News. 'Next ting we heard is a big crash and a big bang... and we knew this isn't a stunt, this is something serious.' Nathaniel said he then realized there had been a plane crash, and when he went outside he saw 'a pillar of black smoke coming up and a little bit later [we] heard another bang and there was an even bigger pop of black smoke.' This was a rare occurrence for the flight school, which Penner's parents started in the 1970s and trains students from around the world for recreational and professional flying. 'For more than 51 years, we have been offering the very best flight training the safest, most enjoyable way possible,' Harv's Air Pilot training school boasts online. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified of the collision and has sent investigators to the scene, which is about 42 miles south of Winnipeg.
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Yahoo
2 Student Pilots Killed in 'Devastating' Midair Crash While Practicing Takeoffs and Landings
Two student pilots were killed in a midair plane crash in Canada on Tuesday, July 8 The collision occurred as the student pilots were attending Harv's Air pilot training school The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the cause of the crashTwo student pilots have been killed in a midair collision involving their single-engine planes in Canada. The crash occurred at around 8:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday, July 8, according to a press release from the Steinbach Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The pilots were training at Harv's Air pilot training school south of Steinbeck in the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Associated Press and regional outlets CTV New and CityNews Montreal reported. Adam Penner, the owner of Harv's Air, said that the student pilots were 'practicing their takeoffs and landings' when their Cessna aircrafts collided roughly 1,300 ft. from the runway in a field, according to the outlets. 'There was some sort of communication issue where they weren't seeing each other,' Penner told CityNews Montreal. 'They were on approach, and they collided somewhere on the approach.' The pilots were found deceased at the scene, the RCMP confirmed in their press release. At the time of the collision, they were flying a four-seater Cessna 172 airplane and a two-seater Cessna 152 plane, CBC News reported. The police, fire department and emergency medical services responded to the scene, per CityNews Montreal. In a press conference, a RCMP spokesperson declined to identify the victims, saying, 'I don't have that information," according to the AP. One of the students killed was later identified as 20-year-old Savanna May Royes, who was training to be a pilot like her father, the family confirmed to CBC News. "Savanna's faith and laughter will forever touch everyone who was lucky enough to have known her, during her short life," they said. Footage from the scene showed a trail of smoke rising in the air from the crash in a field on a private property, per CTV News. 'It's devastating, it's really … very personal,' an emotional Penner told the outlet. 'This is our everyday kind of routine … [it's] very tough. It's just kind of a small family here. The students are often from overseas, so they're kind of a close-knit group, the instructors and staff too.' The family-run flying school hadn't had a fatal incident before in its 50-year history, CTV News reported. RCMP hasn't shared details of the cause of crash at this time. During their press conference, a spokesperson said it was "too early" to rule out criminal charges, adding, 'This is still evolving." 'The members are still on scene, so the investigation is ongoing," they explained. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Witness Nathanial Plett told CTV News, '[The crash] sounded like an airplane revving its engine … and then the propeller …[after] a couple of thuds and then it stopped. We heard a bang … and saw the smoke coming up right away.' In a statement, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed that it was investigating the incident. PEOPLE has contacted Harv's Air flying school and RCMP for comment. Read the original article on People
