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| Detectives investigating the death of the Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala have arrested a 64-year-old man from North Yorkshire on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act, Dorset police have said. | Detectives investigating the death of the Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala have arrested a 64-year-old man from North Yorkshire on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act, Dorset police have said. |
| The Argentinian forward, who had signed for the Welsh club, died in a plane crash in January. | The Argentinian forward, who had signed for the Welsh club, died in a plane crash in January. |
| Sala disappeared with David Ibbotson, the pilot of the Piper Malibu aircraft, after it crashed in waters north of Guernsey on 21 January. | Sala disappeared with David Ibbotson, the pilot of the Piper Malibu aircraft, after it crashed in waters north of Guernsey on 21 January. |
| Sala’s body was brought to Portland Port in Dorset on 7 February after a private search, but Ibbotson, 59, of Crowle, Lincolnshire, is still missing. | |
| DI Simon Huxter of Dorset police’s major crime investigation team 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 (CAA). | |
| “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 arrested a 64-year-old man from the North Yorkshire area on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act. | “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 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. | “He is assisting with our inquiries and has been released from custody under investigation. |
| “This matter therefore is still subject to a live investigation and I would ask the media and members of the public to refrain from speculation, as this could cause additional distress to the families involved, as well as potentially hinder the investigation. | “This matter therefore is still subject to a live investigation and I would ask the media and members of the public to refrain from speculation, as this could cause additional distress to the families involved, as well as potentially hinder the investigation. |
| “As is standard practice, we will not be releasing any further information as to the identity of the individual who has been arrested unless that person is charged to appear in court, and again would discourage any speculation in relation to this.” | “As is standard practice, we will not be releasing any further information as to the identity of the individual who has been arrested unless that person is charged to appear in court, and again would discourage any speculation in relation to this.” |
| An interim report from the Air Accident Investigations Board (AAIB) said the plane fell thousands of feet in the space of 20 seconds after making a 180-degree turn, minutes after the pilot requested a descent. | |
| 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. | |
| The investigation is also considering the regulations applicable to the operation of the flight including airworthiness requirements, flight crew licensing and the carriage of passengers. | |
| These regulations allowed the aircraft to be flown by private pilots holding an appropriate licence, but it was not allowed to be used for commercial operations without the owner or operator first obtaining permission from the CAA and the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States, where the plane was registered. | |
| The owner of the plane has not been named. The AAIB said that ownership had been transferred into an American trust allowing it to be registered in the US. This trust had a contract with a UK company that originally bought the plane. The company was responsible for the operation of the aircraft, ensuring it was maintained in accordance with applicable regulations and met all airworthiness requirements. A third party managed the aircraft. | |
| When it published its interim report in February the basis on which Sala was being carried had not yet been established. It was known that previously, the pilot had carried passengers on the basis of “cost sharing”. Cost sharing allows a private pilot to carry passengers and for those passengers to contribute towards the actual cost of the flight. | |
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