A man is dead following a small plane crash near Oakbank, the second fatal aviation incident in southeastern Manitoba this month.
Oakbank RCMP say they were notified just after 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, about a downed aircraft in the Rural Municipality of Springfield. Emergency responders, including RCMP, local firefighters, and EMS, located the wreckage of a privately owned, single-engine, two-seater aircraft on the north side of Highway 15, just west of Highway 206.
Police report that the body of an adult male, the lone occupant, was recovered.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified and is investigating. Oakbank RCMP are also continuing their investigation.
July 26, Oakbank #rcmpmb responded to report of a single plane crash in the RM of Springfield. RCMP, fire and EMS all attended and located wreckage of a small, single-engine aircraft, south of Oakbank. Body of an adult male recovered on scene, no other occupants.TSB investigating pic.twitter.com/pe9cQxQlOp
— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) July 27, 2025
Second aviation tragedy in July
Earlier this month, two student pilots were killed in a mid-air collision near Steinbach.
At approximately 8:45 a.m. on July 8, emergency crews responded to a crash involving two small, single-engine planes in the Rural Municipality of Hanover. The incident occurred during routine flight training at Harv’s Air and claimed the lives of both pilots.
One of the victims was identified as Savanna May Royes, 20, from Aurora, Ontario. The Consulate General of India in Toronto confirmed the other pilot was an international student from India.
Both incidents remain under investigation by RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
-With files from Darci Wilkinson.