Two flight training students building time toward their Commercial Pilot Licences were killed when their Cessna 172 crashed early last Friday (Sept. 18) near Kisbey, Saskatchewan. The two pilots on board, students at Manitoba’s Harv’s Air, were building night cross-country time on a flight from Regina to Steinbach, Man. via Carlyle, Sask.
The aircraft was reported overdue at 10:30 a.m. CT and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Trenton, Ont. coordinated the search, dispatching a Search and Rescue aircraft from Winnipeg.
“A CC 130H Hercules from 435 squadron successfully located the crash site, and then inserted search and rescue technicians by parachute,” Lieutenant Zoë Hollander of the JRCC said. The crash site was found at approximately 6 p.m. CT on Friday. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is investigating.
“The entire Harv’s Air family is shocked and saddened by this tragedy,” said Adam Penner, Harv’s Air president, in a statement. “Both pilots had close ties to their fellow students and instructors. We extend our deepest condolences to family and friends.”
This accident comes a little over a year after a mid-air collision between two Harv’s Air training aircraft near Steinbach airport on July 8, 2025, killing the two students piloting them. The TSB investigation report of that accident has not yet been issued.
This also comes after a fatal midair collision over Chilliwack, British Columbia last month (Aug. 3) between two flight school aircraft. One aircraft crashed into a lagoon claiming the life of a student pilot, while the other aircraft, with an instructor and student pilot on board, was damaged but able to land safely. The TSB is currently investigating this accident.
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