Pilot of small plane that crashed near Ottawa airport identified
Tessier died after the Grumman AA-5A plane he was flying crashed Thursday evening in a forested area near Riverside Drive and West Hunt Club Road, less than half an hour after taking off from Gatineau airport.
According to the Transportation Safety Board's (TSB) records, Tessier had co-owned the small aircraft since 2018.
The Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO), where Tessier worked, declined to comment out of respect for his family, but the flags at its head office in Gatineau were at half-mast Tuesday.
An internal memo seen by Radio-Canada said psychological support was being offered to employees.
Investigation in early stage
On Tuesday, the TSB said it was still in the initial field phase of its investigation into the crash.
The plane lost a significant amount of oil before going down, it earlier told CBC.
Four TSB investigators were sent to the crash site last Thursday, interviewing witnesses and first responders, before returning on Friday, the TSB said.
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