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TSB investigating small aircraft accident near Kisbey, Sask.

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Lau, R. (2026, September 19). TSB investigating small aircraft accident near Kisbey, Sask. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12065723/aircraft-crash-saskatchewan/

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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a small aircraft accident near Kisbey, Saskatchewan. The Cessna 172, registered to Harv’s Air, was reported overdue on Friday morning and later discovered by search and rescue teams. A witness observed rescuers parachuting into the area where smoke was seen rising from the hills, indicating the location of the crash site. TSB investigators were present at the scene over the weekend collecting details about the incident but have not released information regarding the occupants of the aircraft or further specifics of the crash.

Written by AI on 2026-09-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) and RCMP are investigating a fatal plane crash near Kisbey, Sask that occurred on Friday evening. A Cessna 172 registered to Harv’s Air was reported overdue around 10:30 a.m., and was later found by search and rescue teams. The plane was on a night cross-country flight from Regina to Steinbach, Man, via Carlyle, Sask. Both occupants, licensed pilots who rented the aircraft for training purposes, were confirmed dead. This marks Harv’s Air's third incident involving crashes or injuries in less than two years. The Consulate General of India in Vancouver has expressed condolences over the deaths of Manoj Sivakumar and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham, Indian students from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry who were on their flight training when the accident occurred.

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Kisbey Sask TSB The Transportation Safety Board of Canada the Cessna 172

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TSB investigating small aircraft accident near Kisbey, Sask. · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has deployed a team of investigators to the site of a small aircraft accident near Kisbey, Sask., in the southeastern part of the province. asserted

Board → deploy → province

The TSB says the plane was reported overdue around 10:30 a.m. Friday, and was later located by search and rescue. asserted

plane → say → search

Details about who was on board have not been released. asserted

who → release → board

A TSB spokesperson said the Cessna 172 was registered to Harv’s Air, which is described on its website as a “flying school, air taxi, and aircraft maintenance organization.” asserted

which → say → organization

Get breaking National news A witness from the area said she watched searchers fly overhead looking for the crash site Friday evening. asserted

searchers → get → site

“I’m looking out the vehicle and I’m trying to drive safely. asserted

I → look → vehicle

And then, I pull over, I pull out my binoculars and he’s got the tail. asserted

he → pull → tail

He’s got it open. asserted

it → get → ?

And then I see two guys — two orange things — jump out. asserted

guys → see → ?

And they’re coming down like this. asserted

they → come → this

I’m like, ‘Those are parachutes,” said Chenoa McArthur. asserted

McArthur → ’m → ?

vehicle → speak → festival

Canada took the trade war to Trump’s backyard. asserted

Canada → take → backyard

Americans didn’t care asserted

Americans → care → ?

“I see the orange smoke, like the orange smoke starts to build at the top of the hills. asserted

smoke → see → hills

And I’m, like, ‘They located something.'” asserted

They → ’m → something

TSB investigators were at the site Saturday gathering information. asserted

investigators → gather → information