Family mourning pilot killed in plane crash in Beverly

The family of a pilot who was killed in a crash in Beverly earlier this week is mourning their loss and has issued a comment The small plane crashed shortly after taking off Thursday morning leaving the pilot identified as Geoffrey Andrews dead and a voyager hospitalized with serious injuries His family says he was working toward his flight instructor certification and was a staff scientist at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington He is survived by his wife who is pregnant with their first child In a report his family announced Beyond his love for flight Geoffrey was a beautiful charismatic soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and consistently had a kind word for others