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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 2025 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Harbin Z-9EH |
| Owner/operator: | Ghana Air Force |
| Registration: | GHF 631 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Adansi Akrofuom, Ashanti Region -
 Ghana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA) |
| Obuasi Airport |
A Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9 helicopter impacted a forested mountainside in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It was was destroyed by fire. The three crew members and five passengers all died in the crash.
Among the passengers were Ghana's ministers of defence and environment. They were traveling to Obuasi for an event to tackle illegal mining.
Sources:
https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-air-force-helicopter-crashes-near-obuasi-all-8-passengers-on-board-feared-dead.html
https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/confirmed-omane-boamah-murturla-mohammed-among-helicopter-crash-victims.html
https://x.com/BBSimons/status/1954720401524711584
https://youtu.be/Tpkb5XYT4m0?si=iUgKX93-eoLpM7un
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2025 14:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Aug-2025 14:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2025 18:52 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2025 18:54 | ASN | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-Aug-2025 13:51 | ZombieSazza | Updated [Registration, Country, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 08:08 | RDV | Updated [Country, ] |
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