David Henderson was found guilty of endangering the safety of the aircraft Thursday in relation to the January 2019 plane crash that killed Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson.
ESPN reported the jury at Cardiff Crown Court was presented with evidence Henderson hired Ibbotson to pilot the aircraft despite being asked by Fay Keely, the plane's owner, to no longer work with Ibbotson after being alerted of two Civil Aviation Authority infringements against the pilot.
Ibbotson also didn't have the proper clearance to fly at night and his qualifications to fly a single-engine aircraft like the Piper Malibu that was used were expired, per ESPN.