Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Died In A Plane Crash Saturday - Game Informer

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
La Baule-Escoublac, Colorado
La Baule-Escoublac Airport, along the Atlantic coast
Incident type
Aircraft

Summary

Aircraft La Baule-Escoublac Colorado in La Baule-Escoublac, Colorado: Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, died in a plane crash on Saturday in France. He was aboard a twin-motor Cessna 421 aircraft alongside a flight instructor, who also died in the accident. According to Mayor Franck Louvrier, the aircraft went down in a field just before landing at La Baule-Escoublac Airport along the Atlantic coast.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Claude Guillemot Unknown Fatal
flight instructor Unknown Fatal

Original reporting

Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Died In A Plane Crash Saturday - Game Informer

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