Pilot organised flight that killed striker Emiliano Sala for ‘financial interest’

David Henderson arrives at Cardiff Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to discharge a passenger without valid permission or authorisation, relating to the flight in which Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala. Picture date: Monday October 18, 2021.

A pilot on trial over the fatal plane crash that killed Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala organised the flight out of “financial interest”, a court has heard.

David Henderson, 67, of Hotham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, is charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft.