Found Deceased Channel Islands - Emiliano Sala 28, pilot David Ibbotson, 60, missing plane, Alderney, 21 Jan 2019

[Legally Bland]

Air Accidents Investigation Branch Preliminary Report:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5c73c02bed915d4a3d3b2407/S1-2019_N264DB_Final.pdf



I don't know anything about this sort of thing, but the pilot seems to be all over the place and ascending/descending. No idea whether that suggests equipment failure or some sort of disorientation.

 

[Legally Bland]

The plane that crashed in the Channel carrying the Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala fell thousands of feet in the space of 20 seconds after making a 180-degree turn, minutes after the pilot requested a descent, air accident investigators have found.

The wreckage of the Piper Malibu light aircraft was found on the seabed 30 metres from where final radar readings located it at an altitude of 1,600ft (488 metres), suggesting it had dropped almost vertically in its final moments, according to an interim report from the Air Accident Investigations Board.

Investigators have not concluded what caused the plane to crash, but the pilot requested a descent four minutes earlier, apparently to avoid cloud and maintain vision.

Unconfirmed radar readings indicate the plane may have climbed rapidly before its final descent.

The AAIB said its ongoing investigation would focus on trying to understand the radar readings from the last moments of the flight – as well as analysing the possible contribution of bad weather.

Investigators have also queried the legal status of the flight and the pilot’s licence to carry Sala. Commercial planes are more tightly regulated.

Emiliano Sala plane fell thousands of feet in seconds - investigators

 

[WiseOwl]

The owners of the plane have finally been revealed:

'The real owners of the plane in which Emiliano Sala was killed can be revealed.

Mystery has surrounded the ownership of the US-registered Piper Malibu N264DB aircraft since it crashed into the English Channel on January 21.

While a company called Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee were listed as the owners on documents registered with authorities, the actual owners are a Derbyshire-based company named Cool Flourish.

The company's two active directors are Fay Keely and Heather Keely. It is unclear what the company actually does, while a telephone number for 45-year-old Fay Keely appears to no longer be in use.

Chartered accountant Fay Keely's name appears on documents obtained by WalesOnline which show the 'sale' of the aircraft to Southern Aircraft Consultancy in 2015. Nobody else has owned the aircraft since that time, according to official papers.

Suffolk-based Southern Aircraft Consultancy offers non-US citizens the ability to legally register their aircraft in the US with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It then holds the plane in trust for the real owner, and promises never to pass on information about the owners to the public.

An Air Accident Investigation Branch report today confirmed the title deed of the plane had been transferred from a UK-based company that purchased the plane to a Trustee (Southern Aircraft Consultancy) on August, 7, 2015 in order for it to operate on the US register.

That company appears to be Cool Flourish, according to documents we have received.

The AAIB report states "the Trustor (Cool Flourish) had an informal arrangement with a third party to manage the aircraft on its behalf".'

 

[GraceG]

This confuses me. His body was not identifiable at glance? He could only be identified from fingerprints??? Or thats just something they have to say ? He had tattoos all on his arms... Seems you could look at him once and know ... Does being under water that long make someone unrecognizable?

Water can change decomp considerably. Plus with the newer pictures showing that the airplane was torn into three parts, held together by just cables, the body itself would have been extensively damaged. And I agree with this article (with the crash photos). That pilot was NOT legal for either the purpose of the flight or the weather he flew in after reviewing his US license (which is issued based on what he is approved to fly as in the UK). Sala pilot's licence to be looked into

 

[cybervampira]

Police probe 'Cardiff City death threats from agent involved in Sala deal'

Police are investigating claims by Cardiff City that an agent involved in the Emiliano Sala transfer made death threats towards club officials.

South Wales Police said they have launched an inquiry after Willie McKay was alleged to have threatened to 'kill everybody' at the club before the striker's funeral.

McKay, whose son Mark was working on behalf of Nantes in the deal for the striker, arranged the flight that crashed in the English Channel, killing the footballer while pilot David Ibbotson remains missing.

Sources have claimed to The Telegraph that threats were allegedly made towards specific officials at the Premier League side.

They are said to be taking the threats seriously and have provided witness statements to police.

[...]

 

[Legally Bland]

Cardiff City are set to claim the deal to buy Emiliano Sala from Nantes for £15m was not legally binding.

The Bluebirds are refusing to make interim payments for the striker, who died in a plane crash on 21 January.

Cardiff will tell world football's governing body Fifa that Nantes' conditions for completion of the deal were not fulfilled and Sala was not registered as a Premier League player.

Nantes claim the required paperwork was completed.

Emiliano Sala: Cardiff set to claim transfer deal 'not legally binding'

 

[Legally Bland]

The pilot was also colour blind, so wasn't qualified to fly at night.

Sala pilot 'not qualified to fly at night'

 

[CoverMeCagney]

The father of late footballer Emiliano Sala has died of a heart attack three months after his son was killed in a plane crash. Horacio Sala passed away in his bed at home in the town of Progreso, Argentina this morning. He was 58.

His death comes three months after his 28-year-old son Emiliano was killed when a plane taking him to Cardiff crashed into the English Channel. Sala's father Horacio has been grief-stricken ever since. Local politician Julio Muller said: 'He could never get over Emi's death.'

Emiliano Sala's father Horacio dies of heart attack | Daily Mail Online

 

[Drella]

Dorset police arrest man over death of Emiliano Sala

Police investigating the death of Emiliano Sala have arrested a 64-year-old man from North Yorkshire on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act.

Sala, 28, had just signed for Cardiff when a plane carrying him crashed into the English Channel north of Guernsey on January.

His body was brought to Portland Port in Dorset on January 7, with police investigating the circumstances of his death.

Detective Inspector Simon Huxter, of Dorset Police, said: "We have carried out a wide-ranging investigation into the circumstances of the death of Mr Sala and continue to work with partner agencies including the Civil Aviation Authority.

"As part of this investigation we have to consider whether there is any evidence of any suspected criminality and as a result of our inquiries we have today, Wednesday June 19 2019, arrested a 64-year-old man from the North
Yorkshire area on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act.

"He is assisting with our inquiries and has been released from custody under investigation."

Family liaison officers have been updating the families of Mr Sala and David Ibbotson, the pilot of the plane that lost contact with Air Traffic Control north of Guernsey.

The body of Mr Ibbotson, 59, from Crowle, Lincolnshire, who was flying the plane from Nantes in France to Cardiff on January 21, has not yet been located.

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[Legally Bland]

Two people have admitted accessing CCTV footage of the post-mortem examination of footballer Emiliano Sala.

Sherry Bray and Christopher Ashford illegally accessed and photographed mortuary footage of the Argentine striker's body, Wiltshire Police said.

[...]

Police said Bray, of Corsham, was the director of a CCTV company which was contracted to monitor cameras at the mortuary in Bournemouth.

An investigation of Bray's business found both she and Ashford, of Calne, had accessed CCTV of the post-mortem and Bray had taken photographs of the footage on her mobile phone, the force said.

[...]

Bray's phone also revealed she had taken a picture of another body in the same mortuary.

Judge Peter Crabtree said: "The starting point is custody undoubtedly in this case, it's extremely serious."

Pair admit accessing Sala post-mortem CCTV

 

[FrostOwl]

The body of Mr Ibbotson, 59, from Crowle, Lincolnshire, who was flying the plane from Nantes in France to Cardiff on January 21, has not yet been located.

Have the body of David Ibbotson been found? If not, why isn't it mentioned in the thread title that he is still missing, or doesn't anyone care about him being missing.

 

[Legally Bland]

Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide prior to a fatal plane crash in the English Channel, a report has revealed.

[...]

Mr Ibbotson, from Crowle, North Lincolnshire, has still not been found.

But it is likely he would also have been exposed to carbon monoxide, the Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB) report said.

Sala's blood had a COHb (carboxyhemoglobin) level of 58% - a level at which symptoms include seizure, unconsciousness and heart attack, the report said.

It said: "A COHb level of more than 50% in an otherwise healthy person is generally considered to be potentially fatal."

Sala and pilot 'exposed to carbon monoxide in crash'

 

[PastTense]

Have the body of David Ibbotson been found? If not, why isn't it mentioned in the thread title that he is still missing, or doesn't anyone care about him being missing.

No, his body has not been found. A shortage of space in the title may be a partial reason. Report the title to the Mods and ask for a change.

 

[PastTense]

Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide prior to a fatal plane crash in the English Channel, a report has revealed.

This is a very big deal. Since the passenger and pilot share the same air (no barrier between them) this means the pilot was similarly affected and this is most likely the cause of the plane crash. [the media and general public have overwhelmingly been blaming the crash on the lack of qualifications of the pilot].

 

[Legally Bland]

A man and a woman who worked for a CCTV company have been jailed for illegally accessing and watching footage of the footballer Emiliano Sala’s post-mortem.

Company director Sherry Bray, 49, and employee Christopher Ashford, 62, were jailed for 14 months and five months respectively.

As well as viewing the footage, both showed images of the post-mortem to other people and were caught after images ended up circulating on social media.

Judge Peter Crabtree told them: “You were both driven by morbid curiosity. You have abused your positions and the access you had in a quite appalling way, in watching autopsies and in taking the photographs and screenshots you did.”

CCTV company staff jailed over leaked Emiliano Sala mortuary photos