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‘Our hearts shattered’: Family of student pilot killed in crash mourns victims of latest Harv’s Air plane crash

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Guzman, T. D. (2026, September 21). ‘Our hearts shattered’: Family of student pilot killed in crash mourns victims of latest Harv’s Air plane crash. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12066499/our-hearts-shattered-family-of-student-pilot-killed-in-crash-mourns-victims-of-latest-harvs-air-plane-crash/

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A Cessna 172 operated by Harv’s Air flight school crashed near Kisbey, Saskatchewan, killing both occupants on Friday evening. The aircraft was en route from Regina back to Steinbach, Manitoba, and did not arrive as scheduled. This incident marks the third crash involving Harv’s Air in less than two years. Loraine Royes, whose daughter Savanna died in a previous mid-air collision with Harv’s Air, expressed profound grief upon hearing about the latest tragedy, saying her heart stopped when she learned of the deaths. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada expects to release a preliminary summary of the crash later this week.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

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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Topics

Harv’s Air Kisbey Sask Steinbach TSB

Subjects

Harv’s Air ORG · 5× Loraine PERSON · 3× Savanna ORG · 3× Steinbach GPE · 2× TSB ORG · 2× Tim PERSON · 2× Cessna ORG · 1× Kisbey GPE · 1× Regina GPE · 1× Sask GPE · 1×

Narrative

The family of a student pilot who died in a mid-air collision in Steinbach last summer is shattered to hear two people are dead after another plane crash near Kisbey, Sask. on Friday evening.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21

2026-09-21 · Global News

‘Our hearts shattered’: Family of student pilot killed in crash mourns victims of latest Harv’s Air plane crash · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 2 hedged)

The family of a student pilot who died in a mid-air collision in Steinbach last summer is shattered to hear two people are dead after another plane crash near Kisbey, Sask. on Friday evening. asserted

people → die → evening

A Cessna 172 was on a night flight from Regina back to Steinbach, Man., but didn’t arrive as scheduled, according to Adam Penner, president of Harv’s Air. uncertain

Cessna → arrive → Air

The aircraft was found Friday evening and both occupants were dead. asserted

occupants → find → ?

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. asserted

Wistaff → be → Sunday

Harv’s Air is a Manitoba-based flight school which opened in 1973, according to its website. uncertain

which → base → website

Get breaking National news The plane crash on Friday marks the school’s third incident with crashes and injuries in less than two years. asserted

crash → get → years

Two student pilots at Harv’s Air, Sreehari Sukesh and Savanna Royes, were pronounced dead on-scene after colliding mid-air while practicing a training exercise in July 8, 2025. asserted

pilots → pronounce → July

“Our hearts just literally stopped because there’s not one day that goes by that we don’t think of Savy and her accident,” said Loraine Royes, Savanna’s mother. asserted

Royes → stop → Savy

“Just knowing that two more lives have been lost and two more families are basically going to face what we have been facing… asserted

we → know → what

It’s the worst.” asserted

It → ’ → ?

Loraine said her husband, Tim, checked Savanna’s location because he follows her when she flies, and they realized the plane wasn’t moving and laid still in a field. asserted

plane → say → field

Tim broke down crying, she said. asserted

she → break → ?

“They (Harv’s Air) said ‘hold on.’ asserted

They → say → ?

Those two words haunted me for the rest of my life because I knew it wasn’t good,” said Loraine, recalling the conversation she had with the school. asserted

she → haunt → school

“My whole body just went into complete shock.” asserted

body → go → shock

She always put people first… she was just light,” said Loraine. asserted

Loraine → put → people

“The entire Harv’s Air family is shocked and saddened by this tragedy. asserted

family → shock → tragedy

Both pilots had close ties to their fellow students and instructors,” said Penner, in an emailed statement on Sunday. asserted

Penner → have → Sunday

TSB said they expect to have a preliminary summary of the plane crash later this week. asserted

they → say → crash