Skybolt biplane crashes near Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, killing two

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 5000e383-0424-43ae-b3f1-f42c9a085324.

Where: Fergusresolved to locality43.706, -80.378
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-12 · last update 2026-10-13
Sourcing: 5 reports5 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.

Summary

On October 9, 2026, a Skybolt biplane crashed into a field near Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, resulting in the deaths of two people. The aircraft, which caught fire upon impact, was piloted by Steve Zago, a co-founder of Lost Aviator Coffee Co. and a member of the Waterloo Warbirds, along with a second pilot whose identity has not been released. The Waterloo Warbirds team has extended their condolences to the families and friends of the victims. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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What remains unresolved

named facility unresolved

Timeline

9 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

9 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

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guelphmercury.com
- Guelph pilot, entrepreneur Steve Zago dies in Fergus crash2026-10-12
therecord.com
- Guelph pilot, entrepreneur Steve Zago dies in Fergus crash2026-10-12
ckwr.com
- Guelph pilot, entrepreneur being remembered following fatal Fergus plane crash2026-10-13
cbc.ca
- Guelph entrepreneur Steve Zago of Lost Aviator Coffee remembered as community champion | CBC News2026-10-13
cp24.com
- ‘He was a big character’: Friend remembers Guelph, Ont. pilot, business owner killed in plane crash near Fergus2026-10-13

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