An investigative committee has determined that poor weather conditions caused the helicopter crash in August that claimed the lives of Ghana’s Ministers of Defence and Environment, along with six others.
The Z9 military helicopter went down in a dense forest while travelling from the capital, Accra, to Obuasi, leaving no survivors.
After a two-month investigation, authorities found that the aircraft lost altitude and lift due to a downdraft, a downward air current. The report confirmed that the helicopter was airworthy at the time of the crash.
However, investigators recommended that the Ghana Air Force modernise its fleet, citing a lack of contemporary safety and navigational systems in its current helicopters.
–ChannelAfrica–
