from nantes, the flight took place at night in bad weather and crashed into the english channel. 67 year old david henderson has been the man on trial here. he was the operator of that plane and also, crucially, the man responsible for choosing pilots, and over the course of this two week trial the jury has heard several pieces of evidence to suggest that mr henderson knew that pilot david ibbotson wasn t fit to fly emiliano sala that evening. footballer emiliano sala s last message before his night time flight on the 21st of january 2019, from nantes to cardiff, crashed into the english channel. after an extensive public and private search the wreckage and the argentine s body was found, but the pilot s, david ibbotson, was never recovered. on trial for endangering the safety of an aircraft has been 67 year old david henderson, the plane s operator, and crucially the one in charge
67 year old david henderson has been the man on trial here. he was the operator of that plane and also, crucially, the man responsible for choosing pilots, and over the course of this two week trial the jury has heard several pieces of evidence to suggest that mr henderson knew that pilot david ibbotson wasn t fit to fly sala that evening. footballer emiliano sala s last message before his night time flight on the 21st of january 2019, from nantes to cardiff, crashed into the english channel. after an extensive public and private search the wreckage and the argentine s body was found, but the pilot s, david ibbotson, was never recovered. on trial for endangering the safety of an aircraft has been 67 year old david henderson, the plane s operator, and crucially the one in charge