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Claude Guillemot, 69, and a flight instructor were killed when the Cessna 421 he was piloting crashed short of the runway at La Baule-Escoublac Airport on June 19.
Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of Ubisoft, died Friday, June 19, when the twin-motor Cessna 421 he was piloting crashed in a field just before landing at La Baule-Escoublac Airport near La Baule, France. A flight instructor traveling with Guillemot was also killed. Both pilots were licensed and experienced, according to Mayor Franck Louvrier.
The plane went down Friday evening on the Atlantic coast. An airport official told The Associated Press the aircraft crashed in a field short of the runway. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly named.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway. Ubisoft confirmed Guillemot’s death but offered no further comment. Guillemot and four brothers founded Ubisoft in 1986. The company produces the Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Rayman, and Tom Clancy game franchises.
Guillemot was 69.
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