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A Saskatchewan flight school is hoping to learn more about what happened after two pilots were killed when a small plane crashed in southeast Saskatchewan this weekend.
James Topinka, general manager of the Regina Flying Club, said the club first heard about the crash when the search for a missing plane from the Manitoba-based flying school Harv’s Air began on Friday morning.
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Topinka said the Civil Aviation Search and Rescue Association rented a plane from club to help with the search.
“It’s great that the Saskatchewan community and the aviation community can come together in times like this, and it’s important to recognize that loss of life is real, and that people are affected,” Topinka said.
The crashed Cessna 172 and its pilots were found dead near Kisbey, southwest of Moose Mountain Provincial Park, on Friday evening.
A plane, identified by a witness as a C-130, searches over an area where a small plane crash occurred near Kisbey, Sask., on Sept. 18, 2026. (Chenoa MacArthur/Submitted)
Topinka said plane crashes like this one make people more aware of the risks of flying. He said incidents like this one also reminds pilots and flight students to follow the steps and protocols that help keep flying as safe as possible.
“Aviation is something that is inherently dangerous, but it certainly is a sense of grief that you want to share with people that have lost their loved ones,” said Topinka.
“In a situation like this, where the community is very small and tight with flight training units across the country, it is something that you want to make sure is recognized and supported for anyone who has lost someone.”
Topinka said the club is doing everything it can to respect the process, and members are hoping the Transportation Safety Board will soon have more answers about the crash.
“At the very least, we’ll be able to use any tragedy as a learning instance where things won’t be repeated, or if there was an issue, that we can learn from it, and our students will be better for it as well,” he said.
The Transportation Safety Board said it expects a preliminary report later this week, with investigators now finished at the crash site.
–with files from 980 CJME
