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| Emiliano Sala: Fatal plane crash report to be published | Emiliano Sala: Fatal plane crash report to be published |
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| Investigators are set to reveal what caused a plane crash which killed footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson. | Investigators are set to reveal what caused a plane crash which killed footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson. |
| The Piper Malibu plane carrying the 28-year-old striker from Nantes, France to his new club Cardiff City crashed into the English Channel on 21 January 2019. | The Piper Malibu plane carrying the 28-year-old striker from Nantes, France to his new club Cardiff City crashed into the English Channel on 21 January 2019. |
| The body of the Argentinian player was recovered from the wreckage, but Mr Ibbotson's body has never been found. | The body of the Argentinian player was recovered from the wreckage, but Mr Ibbotson's body has never been found. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will publish its report later. | |
| It is expected to establish why and how the plane crashed, detailing its final moments and how carbon monoxide might have leaked into the cabin. | It is expected to establish why and how the plane crashed, detailing its final moments and how carbon monoxide might have leaked into the cabin. |
| In August, the AAIB said potentially fatal levels of carbon monoxide had been found in Sala's blood during toxicology tests. | In August, the AAIB said potentially fatal levels of carbon monoxide had been found in Sala's blood during toxicology tests. |
| Levels were such that they could have triggered a seizure, heart attack or unconsciousness. | Levels were such that they could have triggered a seizure, heart attack or unconsciousness. |
| Investigators concluded 59-year-old Mr Ibbotson, from Crowle, North Lincolnshire, a private pilot who was not licensed to carry paying passengers, would also have been affected by the gas. | Investigators concluded 59-year-old Mr Ibbotson, from Crowle, North Lincolnshire, a private pilot who was not licensed to carry paying passengers, would also have been affected by the gas. |
| Dorset Police, the coroner and the Civil Aviation Authority are also investigating the crash. | Dorset Police, the coroner and the Civil Aviation Authority are also investigating the crash. |
| A man in his 60s from North Yorkshire was arrested in June on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act in connection with the crash. | A man in his 60s from North Yorkshire was arrested in June on suspicion of manslaughter by an unlawful act in connection with the crash. |
| But on Wednesday it was confirmed he would face no further action. | But on Wednesday it was confirmed he would face no further action. |
| A pre-inquest review is scheduled to be held at Bournemouth Coroner's Court on Monday. | A pre-inquest review is scheduled to be held at Bournemouth Coroner's Court on Monday. |
| Cardiff City FC and FC Nantes remain in dispute over the £15m transfer fee for Sala. | Cardiff City FC and FC Nantes remain in dispute over the £15m transfer fee for Sala. |
| Cardiff have refused to pay the fee, claiming the Argentine was not officially their player at the time of his death. | Cardiff have refused to pay the fee, claiming the Argentine was not officially their player at the time of his death. |
| The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland is expected to rule this summer on whether the Bluebirds should pay Nantes £5.3m - the first tranche of Sala's transfer fee - as ordered by football's governing body Fifa in September. | The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland is expected to rule this summer on whether the Bluebirds should pay Nantes £5.3m - the first tranche of Sala's transfer fee - as ordered by football's governing body Fifa in September. |
| In January, Cardiff passed a file to French prosecutors, asking them to investigate the arrangements for the flight and wider questions around the transfer. | In January, Cardiff passed a file to French prosecutors, asking them to investigate the arrangements for the flight and wider questions around the transfer. |