A Welsh geologist was killed along with 65 others when the plane he was travelling on plunged into the sea following a fire in the cockpit, an inquest has concluded.
Richard Osman, who was born and brought up in Carmarthen, was on EgyptAir flight MS804 when it vanished in May 2016.
The 40-year-old was travelling from Paris to Cairo, where he was due to spend a few days on business, when the plane plunged into the Mediterranean.
An inquest hearing in Llanelli on Friday, which recorded a narrative conclusion, heard how flames fuelled by an oxygen leak "took hold" of the aircraft, causing electrical failures which saw the pilots lose control prior to descent.
Mr Osman, who held a masters degree in mining geology, had boarded the plane on the evening of 18 May 2016 for a business trip.
He was working and living in Jersey, with his wife Aurelie Vandeputte and their two young daughters, at the time of his death.
Reading a victim impact statement at the hearing, Ms Vandeputte said her husband was a "charismatic yet humble young man" who loved rugby and running and was "proud of his Welsh-Egyptian background".
She described Mr Osman as "autonomous and self-driven", known for his "sense of humour, generosity and openness" and close to his family.
She added he was "respected by all" within the mining industry, with a scholarship created by his peers in his memory.
