Pilotul britanic și atacantul argentinian s-au stins pe 21 ianuarie 2019, la vârsta de 28 de ani, după ce avionul a căzut în Canalul Mânecii.
BBC a publicat o înregistrare a unei discuții între Ibbotson și un prieten, înainte de decolare. Pilotul spune că a auzit o bubuitură în aeronavă la zborul precedent: „Eram în mijlocul Canalului Mânecii și am auzit o bufnitură. Nu știam ce se întâmplă. Am verificat parametrii, totul era bine, am continuat să zbor, dar incidentul mi-a atras atenția”.
Ibbotson se plânge, de asemenea, că pedala de frână din stânga nu a funcționat. „Acest avion trebuie să intre în hangar. Este o aeronavă foarte nesigură și periculoasă”, a insistat Ibbotson.
Cu toate acestea, pilotul a efectuaz zborul. Fotbalistul argentinian tocmai plecase de la Nantes și semnase cu echipa Cardiff City. Pe 21 ianuarie 2019, mergea să-și întâlnească noii colegi, când avionul Piper Malibu PA-46 a dispărut de pe ecranele radar, la aproximativ 20 km nord de Insula Guernsey.
Anterior, pilotul nu a emis niciun mesaj SOS, ci doar a solicitat permisiunea de a pierde din altitudine, în momentul în care s-a pierdut contactul cu controlorul de trafic din Jersey. Epava avionului a fost găsită pe 3 februarie 2019, iar trupul lui Sala, trei zile mai târziu.
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