Simon de la Bretèche
Simon de la Bretèche | |
|---|---|
 Bretèche in 2015 | |
| Born | 7 August 1982 |
| Died | 12 April 2022 (aged 39) Prat-Bonrepaux, Ariège (department), France |
| Cause of death | Work accident, plane crash |
| Nationality | French |
Simon de la Bretèche (7 August 1982 – 12 April 2022) was a pilot, aeronautical engineer and international aerobatic competitor.
Biography[edit]
Simon spent his youth in Ancinnes, Sarthe. He made his debut in aeronautics at the age of 14 at the Aéroclub d'Alençon to which he will always remain attached.[1] Then, he trained in aerobatics at the regional aeroclub of Caen with his instructor/mentor: Patrick Gigot. In 2005, he obtained a Master of Science degree in aeronautics from the Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées.[2] He then worked in Toulouse for Sogeclair Aerospace, an Airbus subcontractor.
In May 2020, he was hired by the company Aura Aero as an engineer to work on an aerobatic plane called Integral R.[3] He died with his colleague and friend Baptiste Vignes following the crash of a prototype of this plane at during a test flight.[4] The BEA-É released an investigation report.[5] A judicial investigation by the Ariège gendarmerie group and the air transport gendarmerie.[6] is still underway.
Achievements[edit]
With the french national team[7][8][edit]
| Year | Title | Championship |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1st | Europe |
| 2010 | 1st | World |
| 2011 | 1st | Europe |
| 2012 | 1st | World |
| 2013 | 1st | Europe |
Individual[edit]
| Year | Title | Championship | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2nd | France | Advanced |
| 2008 | 1st | France | Advanced |
| 2009 | 2nd | France | Advanced |
| 2009 | 4th | Europe | Advanced |
| 2010 | 4th | Europe | Advanced |
| 2010 | 2nd | France | Advanced |
| 2011 | 3rd | Europe | Advanced |
| 2011 | 4th | France | Excellence |
| 2012 | 1st | France | Excellence |
| 2012 | 2nd | World | Advanced |
| 2013 | 2nd | France | Excellence |
| 2013 | 1st | Europe | Advanced |
| 2014 | 3rd | France | Unlimited |
References[edit]
- ^ "Simon de la Bretèche, un pilote de haut vol". Ouest-France.
- ^ "Disparation de Simon de la Bretèche (Promo 2005)". www.net1901.org (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Premier vol pour l'Intégral R – aeroVFR". www.aerovfr.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Ariège : les deux victimes du crash d'avion sont deux champions du monde de voltige". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "C-2022-06-A" (pdf) (in French). Bureau enquêtes accidents pour la sécurité de l’aéronautique d’État. 2023.
- ^ "Crash en Ariège : ce que l'on sait au lendemain du drame qui a tué deux pilotes réputés". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Pilot Profile - Aerobatic Contest Archive". www.aerobaticcontestarchive.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Champion du monde la tête dans les nuages". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2023.