Light plane crashes in France, 2 die
Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, dies along with an instructor after his twin-engine Cessna 421 crashed and caught fire in La Baule, France
ATT Desk Report 
Two people died as a result of the crash and fire of a twin-engine Cessna 421 aircraft in France on the night of Friday (June 19). Among the victims, according to media reports, is Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and owner of the plane.
The twin-engine aircraft took off from Rennes. Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and owner of the aircraft, is among the victims, reports France Info.
A light aircraft crashed in a field in the commune of La Baule, resulting in the deaths of two people, firefighters of the Loire-Atlantique department reported.
Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that "the aircraft was on fire, and the flames were spreading to the surrounding vegetation."
In an interview with Ici Loire Océan, the mayor of La Baule, Franck Louvrier, reported that it was "a Cessna 421, a twin-engine propeller aircraft with eight seats, which took off from Rennes."
According to information from Ouest-France, which the publication was able to confirm, "Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft along with his four brothers and owner of the aircraft, was one of the two victims."
The Breton businessman was expected to arrive in La Baule this weekend for an event involving more than a hundred aircraft. The other passenger, it is reported, was an instructor from Rennes.
