Quebec pilot who died in Remembrance Day plane crash identified

The pilot who died in a Remembrance Day plane crash south of Quebec City has been identified.

The Quebec coroner's office named the victim on Thursday as 68-year-old Daniel Parent of St-Georges, Que. 

Parent was taking part in a Remembrance Day commemoration with other pilots when his aircraft went down near the St-Georges airport.

The City of St-Georges said Parent was a member of the local Beauce flying club, and offered condolences to his family, the wider aviation community and to any veterans who were affected.

Flags have been lowered to half-mast at city hall and the airport, it said.

The Transportation Safety Board said Parent was flying his single-engine Mooney aircraft in formation with five other planes when the crash occurred.

Spokesperson Nic Defalco said the plane broke away from the others as a planned part of the show, but was unable to rejoin them.

"When attempting to rejoin the formation, the aircraft passed beneath the other aircraft and continued on that trajectory, ultimately crashing into a wooded area," Defalco said. 

Defalco said two investigators were at the scene on Thursday, and that it was too soon to hypothesize about what caused the crash. 

Provincial police spokesperson Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said officers were meeting witnesses on Thursday. She said the force is still investigating for criminal elements, though she said crashes like this are rarely linked to a crime. 

She said a coroner is also investigating the causes and circumstances surrounding the death.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2026. 

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