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Ghana helicopter crash kills ministers due to bad weather—Investigator
(MENAFN) Investigators have concluded that poor weather caused the helicopter crash in Ghana in August that killed Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others.
The Z9 military helicopter, flying from Accra to Obuasi, lost altitude and lift due to a “downdraft,” a downward current of air, according to a two-month probe led by Ghanaian authorities with support from US aviation experts and the helicopter’s Chinese manufacturer.
The report confirmed the helicopter was “airworthy” but recommended modernising the Ghana Air Force fleet, as the 13-year-old aircraft lacked a terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) to alert pilots of potential collisions, investigator Captain Paul Forjoe explained.
Eyewitnesses said the helicopter was flying at an unusually low altitude before the crash and that there was “no-one to be rescued” at the scene. The ministers had been traveling to Obuasi for an event addressing illegal mining.
The Z9 military helicopter, flying from Accra to Obuasi, lost altitude and lift due to a “downdraft,” a downward current of air, according to a two-month probe led by Ghanaian authorities with support from US aviation experts and the helicopter’s Chinese manufacturer.
The report confirmed the helicopter was “airworthy” but recommended modernising the Ghana Air Force fleet, as the 13-year-old aircraft lacked a terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) to alert pilots of potential collisions, investigator Captain Paul Forjoe explained.
Eyewitnesses said the helicopter was flying at an unusually low altitude before the crash and that there was “no-one to be rescued” at the scene. The ministers had been traveling to Obuasi for an event addressing illegal mining.
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