The weather in Kenya has been unprecedented with the rains that have been falling recently. The Abedares were always ‘interesting’ to fly over IFR during the rainy season and having done in regularly while in charter, then later with East African Airways in Dak’s one was always going to get a rough ride.
I would have thought that most of the Caravans had some rather safi ‘glass' in the cockpits, I had relatives and friends who flew them for Phoenix, but if the crew were not Instrument rated and trying to maintain VFR then it is a very sad story that has unfortunately been done before.
I have one acquaintance who was flying a 402 back to Wilson in bad weather and flew into the Nothern side of the Ngong hills trying to get back to Wilson, miraculously though he survived, later flying for Cathay. This sadly is not the case here.
Commiserations and thoughts for the family and friends of those who died.