Canada plane crash horror as pilots practicing take-offs die in mid-air smash | World | News
Authorities, the planes collided in Central Canada after two students killed the pilot, he said. The tragic incident occurred at 8.45 am on Tuesday morning, July 8, when single -motor Cesna collapsed in the midst of the air in the Hanover rural municipality.
Hanover is located in the south of Steinbach and in the west of the highway 12 in the state of Manitoba. According to Adam Penner, President of Harv’s Air Pilot School, he applied couples, ups and downs when a deadly collision occurred. Mr. Penner said the two pilots were trying to descend at the same time and the collision was just a few hundred meters away from the track.
The boss of the education school seems to have radios on board, but two pilots did not see each other.
Police said that two pilots died at the scene and that no plane had no passengers.
20 -year -old Savanna May Royes’ family, said it was one of the pilots in a statement. CBC NewsNews service of Canada’s public broadcaster.
They described Savannah as “the essence of pure joy”, and “his belief and laughter will touch everyone who is lucky enough to recognize him for his short life”.
One of the pilots had almost a commercial license, and the other entered education for only a few months.
Both were trained for private and commercial licenses and hoped to be airline pilots.
Royal Canadian Mounting Disk (RCMP) said the bodies of the two pilots were on the debris according to the exit.
The Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB), an independent agency investigating the accidents, said: “Harv’s air service was running local training flights with two planes, Manitoba, Steinbach South Airport, operated by a Cessna 172 and Cessna 152.
“As the runway approaches 36, two planes collided in the air and then in the field, about one quarter of the threshold 08:43 The local time is about one quarter of the threshold.
“An impressive fire broke out. Both pilots were fatally injured. TSB is currently gathering information and evaluating the accident.”
Penner said that the school, which was initiated by their parents in the 1970s, had professional and entertainment students from Canada and worldwide, and trained about 400 student pilots annually.
