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Revealed: How Turkana trip unfolded before plane crash

The wreckage of the chopper that crashed in Turkana County, March 4, 2019, killing all the five on board.

An investigation into the deaths of a helicopter pilot and four American tourists has offered a glimpse into the last moments of the five men.

A preliminary report obtained exclusively by The Standard of the March 3 crash reveals that the pilot, Marouis Maisiba Moganga, did not make contact with the control tower at Wilson Airport as is the norm when taking off and landing.

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