The pilot of a plane crash in Beverly last week dreamt of becoming an astronaut, his family said in a statement. He was expecting his first child in October.

The pilot killed in a small plane crash in Beverly, Massachusetts on Thursday has been identified by his family.Geoffrey Andrews was piloting the plane when it crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday on Sam Fonzo Drive in an industrial park near Beverly Regional Airport.

Geoffrey’s uncle, Simon Andrews, tells Boston 25 that Geoffrey was an experienced pilot of nearly 13 years, and a husband with his first baby due in October.