I just got word that Berry Style with Buffalo Range Safaris and several clients were involved in a fatal plane crash. Details are few at the moment but will update as I find out more.

Berry was a dedicated PH and a true friend.

RIP Brother

Very sad news!

Very sad indeed!

I am absolutely sick at heart. My deepest condolences to his wife & children & brother Rob.

Awful awful news. Barry was simply one of the good guys.Condolences to Kim , their 4 beautiful kids and Rob and the rest of the family not forgetting their 3 Finnish clients and their families . May they all rest in peace

Terrible news

RIP

So sad to hear this. Barry was a great guy.
Cal

This is very sad news. We spent a few nice days together in Burkina Faso. Barry was just such a nice guy.

Arjun

Barry Style was pilot of the Cessna 182, with four Finnish passengers.
Death toll was updated after original report.
All five souls aboard were lost.

According to link below, there may have been some catastrophic breakup in air,
and certainly when it hit the ground hard,
Friday morning in Zimbabwe, 11-23-2018.
They were flying from "Buffalo Range Airport in Chiredzi to Victoria Falls
when something catastrophic appears to have happened to his plane."

"4 Finnish tourists and Zimbabwean pilot killed in Masvingo plane crash"
BY PRINCE MACHAYA
12:43, 23 NOV 2018

https://www.zimlive.com/2018/1...asvingo-plane-crash/

Terrible news and so tragic.

RIP. Airplanes do not just break apart for no reason. Interested in hearing about probable cause. Was weather a factor? Having been involved in aircraft accident investigation This is an all to familiar result from light plane accidents and why I shy away from air charters.

Condolences sounds like he was a good guy

Any news about what happened would be appreciated.
One pic of Barry at work, found on "the internet":

https://www.thezimbabwemail.co...imbabwe-plane-crash/



Four Finns dead in Zimbabwe plane crash
November 23, 2018 Staff Reporter Headlines, Zimbabwe




MASVINGO– A small plane went down in Tokwane-Ngundu, Masvingo Province, on Friday morning killing five people including four tourists from Finland.

The Zimbabwean pilot of the Cessna 182 aircraft, who died in the crash, has been named as Barry Style.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has sent accident investigators to the scene.



The plane crashed into a rocky outcrop and broke apart. So dismembered were the bodies of the five victims that first responders at the horrific scene initially thought they had three victims.

‘There were four Finnish citizens and their pilot in the plane, they all died,’ Sally Ward told AFP.



‘It was cloudy and they were trying to get above the clouds.’



The accident occurred near Renco, a gold mine on the outskirts of Masvingo, police spokesman Paul Nyathi said.

‘It was cloudy and they were trying to get above the clouds.’

The accident occurred near Renco, a gold mine on the outskirts of Masvingo, police spokesman Paul Nyathi said.

According to ZimLive the passengers were flying from Buffalo Range Airport in Chiredzi to the country’s famous Victoria Falls.

The bodies were said to have been so badly destroyed in the crash that emergency services initially thought only three had died, it is claimed.

Investigators also found a Finnish identity card and a passport at the scene, police said.

https://zwnews.com/masvingo-vi...at-plane-crash-site/



According to this article, looting occurred following the crash.

Condolences to all the families having to deal with this tragedy.

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Tragedy. Exchanged mails with Barry a couple of times. Seemed a good guy. Thoughts with all families and friends.

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A Cessna 182:



A parachute system to retrofit to Cessna 182:

https://brsaerospace.com/cessn..._EAAYAiAAEgJZqfD_BwE



https://brsaerospace.com/cessna-faqs/

One testimonial on youtube for the above system mentioned successful parachute deployment after part of a wing fell off.
I wonder if we will ever know what happened.

Sad news indeed.

RIP and condolences to the families.

Crashed trying to get above cloud sounds like controlled flight into terrain. Nice plane the 182. A friend has just bought one.

Very sad.

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Originally posted by Rockdoc:
RIP and condolences to the families.

Crashed trying to get above cloud sounds like controlled flight into terrain. Nice plane the 182. A friend has just bought one.

Very sad.

The crash site appears to have been on some steep terrain.

More images have been added here:

"Bits and pieces … The small plane landed on a rocky hill"

https://www.zimlive.com/2018/1...asvingo-plane-crash/

Condolences to friends and family. Sad news for sure.

I thought a 182 seated the pilot and three passengers. With an extra passenger and the luggage for four passengers I wonder to what extent weight and balance were issues.

Tragedy nonetheless.

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Originally posted by MJines:
Condolences to friends and family. Sad news for sure.

I thought a 182 seated the pilot and three passengers. With an extra passenger and the luggage for four passengers I wonder to what extent weight and balance were issues.


Tragedy nonetheless.

I think you may have something there Mike! It looks like they flew into a cloud full of rocks, and over weight would certainly hamper quick correction in flight direction, if they ever saw the kopi at all.

In any case the whole thig is a tragic thing and My condolences goes out to Barry's, and the

families of the other victims.

…………………………..R.I.P.

I am just sick. I really enjoyed being around Barry - such a fun guy. Terrible shame. Prayers for all the families.

No wonder there was confusion early on about whether there were 4 bodies or 5 bodies in the wreckage.

The 182 is a very good plane.

I have several hundred hours flying one here.

Looking at some of the reports regarding this accident, most signs point to pilot error.

Very sad to hear, and condolences to the family of those involved in this tragedy.

Hey Saeed,

Got a parachute on your Cessna 182?
Well worth the retrofit if you ever need one.
Priceless if you need one and don't have one.
But it sounds like it would have made no difference in this accident.

R.I.P. Barry Style

Very sad news indeed, may they all Rest In Peace.

This accident makes me reflect back on close calls I’ve experienced in Alaska and Canada, as well as friends I’ve lost in light plane crashes on hunting trips. I’m sure many others on this forum have also had more than their share of near mishaps and misadventures. In my experiences, weight and balance always contributed to the near catastrophes. Bad judgement was always involved. We simply got lucky, more than once.

Hopefully, this was not the case here.

So sad.
I enjoyed a couple days at their home a few years ago and ehat a lovely family

Very sad.

I've been to three crash sites.
Not much left of anything, let alone
the people.

George

quote:

Originally posted by MJines:
Condolences to friends and family. Sad news for sure.

I thought a 182 seated the pilot and three passengers. With an extra passenger and the luggage for four passengers I wonder to what extent weight and balance were issues.

Tragedy nonetheless.

The Cessna 182 is a four-seater but some have two optional child seats in the baggage area.

Also from Wikipedia:

Specifications (Cessna 182T)
Data from Cessna and AOPA[25][26]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: three passengers
Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (11.0 m)
Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.8 m)
Wing area: 174 sq ft (16.2 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 2412
Aspect ratio: 7.47
Empty weight: 1,970 lb (894 kg)
Useful load: 1,140 lb (517 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 3,100 lb (1406 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 3-bladed constant speed, 230 hp (172 kW)

The 2008 version 182T has wing tanks and can hold up to 92 gallons of fuel.
Avgas weighs 6.01 lbs/gal (US).
Fill up the tanks: 553 lbs
Leftover for 5 adults and gear = 1140 - 553 = 587 pounds
Half-full tanks: 1140 - 277 = 863 pounds
Half-full tanks allows 173 pounds per person+bag.

Range: 930 nmi (1,070 mi, 1,722 km) with full tanks,
about 500 miles with half-full tanks,
less than that if overloaded ...

quote:

Originally posted by RIP:
Hey Saeed,

Got a parachute on your Cessna 182?
Well worth the retrofit if you ever need one.
Priceless if you need one and don't have one.
But it sounds like it would have made no difference in this accident.

R.I.P. Barry Style

Hahahaha!

When I was flying this plane - it belonged to the Dubai Police - registration Police 001 - we did all sorts of utterly stupid things in it.

Luckily, someone up there decided our number was not up.

Even if parachutes were available then, I am sure we would not have put them on!

RIP. Barry was one of the best. Condolences to his family, and the families of the clients.

I am currently hunting but we at DSC Frontline are in the process of gathering information regarding this tradegy. If one of you might have contact info for a family member and would not mind sharing, please pm or send to: karl@biggame.org

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Originally posted by ijl:
RIP. Barry was one of the best. Condolences to his family, and the families of the clients.

Yes, one of the best and a Gentleman also. Makes it hard

Very sad to hear. I first met the Styles clan in the Lowveld at an old waterhole/hotel called the Lion and the Elephant I believe back in the 90's. We were hunting the Lemco Ranch, now Bubye Conservancy and ran into them with their clients. They were great folks to tilt a beer with.

Thoughts and prayers to all involved, the Styles family and the families of the Finnish clients. Horrible tragedy.

Knew him a fair bit. Liked him a whole lot. Shared camp a couple of times. Made a point of visiting at the shows. Such a great guy. Really sad about this. Have mutual friends who were very close to Barry and Kim. What a tragedy.

https://zoomzimbabwe.com/2018/...ng-to-executive-air/

Article says it was a 206, which makes it a 6 seater.

The photo in the article appears to be a stock photo, not too many pine trees in those parts.

From the little I know and all I have read, this is a terrible loss.

Rest in Peace, Barry.

That makes more sense. They had one empty seat on the plane.
Cessna 206 is rated for take-off with 1424 lbs of passengers, baggage and fuel, 840 mile range.

For anyone who is not familiar with Barry Styles, there is a very good film with Barry being the PH, hunting with his client Mark Buchanan who chose to hunt exclusively with several double rifles of different chamberings.

Barry lead Mark to several very good trophies all taken with Marks double rifles.

Barry's father was instrumental in forming some of the earliest safari hunting in his area with Barry carrying on the business. It is a very good film, and is available DVD while my film is a VHS that I have had for some years.
…………………...Rest in piece Barry!
…………………………………..A film worth watching! Mac

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Originally posted by MacD37:
For anyone who is not familiar with Barry Styles, there is a very good film with Barry being the PH, hunting with his client Mark Buchanan who chose to hunt exclusively with several double rifles of different chamberings.

Barry lead Mark to several very good trophies all taken with Marks double rifles.

Is that Death by Double Rifle? My DVDs are out of order or I would check, but I think I have that one.