[MartinACFactory]

Hello,

I just have seen in Montreal local news there was a RV-6 crash in Beloeil Quebec yesterday. Aircraft crashed right after taking off from St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil airfield (CSB3). Pilot apparently died on impact, then airplane caught fire. According to news, Pilot name was Gilles Beauchesne, who had acquired recently this RV-6.

Does anybody have an idea what happened ?

Our sympathies go to our lost RV friend and his family.

Link to news in French:
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/06/24/un-ecrasement-davion-a-saint-mathieu-de-beloeil-aurait-fait-une-victime

Link to news in English
http://globalnews.ca/news/2784767/small-plane-crashes-in-beloeil-field-pilot-presumed-dead/

 

[lShadowl]

Also saw it this morning on the news.
I wonder what went wrong.

My sympathies to the family.

 

[Closterman]

Pretty sad.... I have a friend who have a RV-6 and he often go to Beloeil... When I saw the news, my heart stop... but it's finaly not my friend.. But all RV pilot are a little bit our friend.. so it's sad even..

 

[McPilot]

I was just at this airport on Saturday to do the pre purchase on my new -7A purchase. Very nice aviation community. Sorry to hear this news.

 

[sblack]

Witnesses said it was on initial climbout. The airplane crashed and burned.