David Henderson, of Hotham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, is also accused of attempting to discharge a passenger without valid permission our authorisation.
The plane was bringing the striker, who was involved in an expensive transfer deal, from Nantes in France to Cardiff where he had signed for the Bluebirds, then a Premier League club. A report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch previously reported that the pilot had been flying too fast for the plane's design limits and, while attempting to avoid bad weather, had lost control.It added that Mr Ibbotson was probably affected by carbon monoxide poisoning.
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