Geoffrey Andrews, a 30-year-old man who was expecting his first child, died after the small plane he was piloting crashed in Massachusetts, according to his family.

The pilot killed in a single-engine plane crash in Beverly on Thursday has been identified as Geoffrey Andrews, a 30-year-old Melrose man and father-to-be. Andrews was killed when the Mooney M20 he was piloting crashed as it was taking off from Beverly Regional Airport just before 9 a.

Emergency services responded to a fatal plane crash near Beverly Regional Airport, with one occupant dead and another seriously injured. An investigation is ongoing.