Sala crash flight pilot flew too fast as he battled to avoid bad weather, say investigators
Sala crash flight pilot flew too fast as he battled to avoid bad weather, say investigators

The plane crash that killed footballer Emiliano Sala was caused by the pilot losing control while attempting to avoid bad weather, accident investigators said.

A final report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch concluded that the single-engine Piper Malibu aircraft suffered an in-flight break up while being flown too fast for its design limits.