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Passenger injury claims for a private jet crash in Farnborough may be finally settled after a report has concluded that the accident was caused by a missing rivet in one of the plane's engines.
Two pilots and three passengers died when the Cessna jet plunged into a housing estate in Farnborough in March 2008.
Investigations into the cause of the crash were hampered due to therer being no black box on board the plane which usually records a plane's last movements.
The stricken plane took off from Biggin Hill airport in Kent and was bound for Pau in south-west France.
Soon after take-off the crew turned the plane around after experiencing "engine vibration" and sent the air traffic control a message to say they were experiencing difficulties.
The report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) into the crash said that a rivet head securing the left engine fuel cut-off lever had come off at some point preceding the accident.
Following the conclusion of the report, relatives of the victims who died in the plane crash may be able to resolve any outstanding passenger injury claims.
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