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The family of a student pilot who died in a mid-air crash in Steinbach last summer was devastated to hear two people died after another plane crash near Kisbey, Sask. on Friday evening.
A Cessna 172 was on an evening flight from Regina back to Steinbach, Man., but did not arrive on schedule, according to Adam Penner, president of Harv’s Air. The plane was discovered Friday evening and both passengers died.
There was a post-impact fire, said Sophie Wistaff, media relations at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), in an emailed statement on Sunday.
Harv’s Air is a Manitoba-based flight school that opened in 1973, according to its website.
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Friday’s plane crash marked the third incident at the school with accidents and injuries in less than two years.
Two student pilots at Harv’s Air, Sreehari Sukesh and Savanna Royes, were pronounced dead at the scene after a mid-air collision during training on July 8, 2025.
“Our hearts literally stop beating because not a day goes by that we don’t think about Savy and her accident,” said Loraine Royes, Savanna’s mother. “Just knowing that two more lives have been lost and two more families are going to basically face what we’ve faced… This is the worst.”
Loraine said her husband, Tim, checked Savanna’s location because he was following her when she flew, and they realized the plane was not moving and lying still in the field. Tim broke down crying, he said.
“They (Harv’s Air) said ‘hold on.’ “Those two words haunted me for the rest of my life because I knew they weren’t good,” said Loraine, recalling her conversation with the school. “My whole body went into complete shock.”
Savanna is the youngest of three siblings.
“He was the kindest, sweetest person ever. He always put other people first… he was just a light person,” Loraine said.
“The entire Harv’s Air family is shocked and saddened by this tragedy. Both pilots had close relationships with fellow students and instructors,” Penner said, in an emailed statement Sunday.
The TSB said they hope to have a preliminary summary of the plane crash later this week.
