A Quebec community has identified the pilot who died on Nov. 11 when his plane crashed after he participated in a Remembrance Day ceremony.
Daniel Parent of the Beauce Aeronautical Club was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed in a wooded area just after 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, the City of Saint-Georges, located 100 kilometres south of Quebec City, announced on Nov. 12.
The crash reportedly occurred as Parent approached the airport to land after taking part in the ceremony.
“On behalf of the municipal council and the entire community, I offer all our sympathy to the family and loved ones of Mr. Parent, as well as the aeronautical community of Beauce,” Mayor Manon Bougie said in a statement. “Our thoughts are also with veterans and all those deeply affected by [the day’s] events.”
The city said flags at city hall and the airport have been lowered to half-mast in a gesture of support to those affected by the incident.
A spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board said in a Nov. 11 email to The Epoch Times the agency had deployed investigators to the site to gather information.
Investigators on site will gather information on the aircraft wreckage, the aircraft’s operation and human factors, the operator/company, meteorological conditions, the aircraft’s maintenance history, and other relevant information.
Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon expressed his sympathies in a Nov. 11 social media post, adding that he’s in contact with Public Safety Minister Guy Lapointe Jr. to determine whether the provincial government could provide assistance.
“My heart goes out to those involved and their families,” St-Pierre Plamondon said.
Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard also offered his condolences in an online post to the family and loved ones of the pilot who died in the crash, saying his thoughts were with everyone affected by the tragedy.
Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon and National Defence Minister David McGuinty issued separate statements on social media saying they were “saddened” by the pilot’s death.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
