According to AvWeb:

Bruce Kennedy, 68, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quest Aircraft, died in the crash of his Cessna 182 near the Cashmere (Wash.) Airport on Thursday.

Condolences go out to the Kennedy family (any relation to THAT Kennedy clan I wonder?) as well as all those at

Quest Aircraft is building, what I think, is going to be a great utilitarian aircraft. The Kodiak was designed first and foremost, to fit the mission for missionary and relief pilots but I think it would make a fantastic family camper as well. They recently added a second plane to their flight test program and seem to be moving well, if a little slowly, toward certification of this great plane. One can only hope that his absence will not adversely affect their program.