| Date: | Saturday 12 April 1997 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 |
| Owner/operator: | Ghana Airways |
| Registration: | 9G-ACM |
| MSN: | 47755/878 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 104 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abidjan Airport (ABJ) -
 Cote d'Ivoire
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA) |
| Abidjan Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft first attempt to land at runway 21 was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and poor visibility. The second ILS approach was continued and the DC-9 touched down some 900 m down the wet runway. The aircraft began to veer to the left and ran off the side at 1800 m down the runway. The undercarriage collapsed.
Wind was 110deg. at 17 knots, gusting to 25kts.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Scramble 217
Location
Images:
photo (c) Ralph Kunadt
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Las Palmas-Airport De Gran Canaria (LPA); 22 March 1989
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