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Footballer Emiliano Sala Died as Result of Plane Crash, Inquest Jury Finds

Footballer Emiliano Sala died as a result of a plane crash, having been overcome by toxic levels of carbon monoxide during an unlicensed commercial flight, an inquest jury has concluded. The Argentina-born striker died from head and chest injuries but was deeply unconscious, having been poisoned by fumes from the plane’s faulty exhaust system. The…


UK Businessman Jailed over Flight That Killed Footballer Emiliano Sala

A businessman has been jailed for 18 months over the plane crash that killed footballer Emiliano Sala. The 28-year-old striker and pilot David Ibbotson, 59, died when the small plane they were flying in entered the English Channel in January 2019. David Henderson, 67, of Hotham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, was convicted of…


Aircraft Operator Found Guilty in Sala Crash Trial

The businessman who organized the flight that resulted in the death of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was found guilty on Thursday of endangering the safety of an aircraft. Sala died after the single-engine Piper Malibu aircraft in which he was traveling crashed in the English Channel on January 21, 2019. Sala, who had played…


Man Who Arranged Fatal Flight for Footballer Emiliano Sala Convicted

The aircraft operator who arranged the flight that killed football star Emiliano Sala has been convicted of endangering the safety of the aircraft. David Henderson, 67, was found guilty by a majority verdict of 10 to two over the death of the player by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday. He is granted bail and…