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Emiliano Sala: Fatal plane crash report to be published NewsColony Image copyright BBC Sport Image caption Emiliano Sala signed for Cardiff City just two days before he was killed in the plane crash 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 body of the Argentinian player was recovered from the wreckage, but Mr Ibbotson’s body has never been found. The Air Accident 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. 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...