Pilot of Aircraft in Canadian Remembrance Day Ceremony Dies in Crash

Plane goes down in a wooded area near St-Georges Airport following a commemorative flight with five other planes.

Jack Daleo

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 03:51 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Aeronautical chart of St-Georges Airport in Quebec. [Credit: SkyVector]

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A pilot died in a plane crash in St-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec, while participating in Canadian Remembrance Day commemorations.
The small aircraft crashed near St-Georges Airport after taking part in a ceremony, with witnesses reporting it nosedived and exploded.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the incident, and Quebec officials have extended condolences to the pilot's family.

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The pilot of an aircraft linked to Canadian Remembrance Day commemorations has died following a crash in Quebec’s St-Georges-de-Beauce, according to Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. It is unclear if there were any passengers aboard the airplane.

Canada’s CTV News reported that the crash occurred Wednesday around 11 a.m. EST in a wooded area near St-Georges Airport (CYSG) in Beauce. According to the Montreal Gazette, the aircraft was approaching to land at the airport with five other aircraft after taking part in a ceremony.