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RCMP and TSB Investigate Fatal Mid-Air Collision at Manitoba Flight School

RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board have opened safety and communication investigations into the July 8 training crash with an Indian consular observer on site

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A third person has died after a crash on a Manitoba highway on Canada Day. Manitoba RCMP headquarters is shown in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Investigators at the scene of a crash involving two aircraft in Steinbach, Man., Tuesday July 8, 2025.
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Overview

  • RCMP remains on scene to probe fatalities while the TSB leads a technical inquiry into the collision’s cause
  • Victims have been identified as 23-year-old Indian student Sreehari Sukesh and 20-year-old Canadian Savanna May Royes
  • The crash involved a Cessna 172 and a Cessna 152 colliding at about 8:45 a.m. during approach drills near Steinbach
  • Harv’s Air, which trains roughly 400 pilots annually at its Steinbach base, has initiated formal reviews of its takeoff and landing procedures
  • Investigators are examining potential communication or procedural failures in a crash type that accounts for under 0.5% of Canadian aviation incidents