On December 12, 1998, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (registration 9G-BCM) operated by Private Ghanaian was involved in an aviation accident near Accra-Kotoka, Ghana in flight. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A).
An aircraft crashed approximately 13 km from Accra-Kotoka Airport, resulting in injuries to all five people on board.
What happened
An aviation accident occurred in the vicinity of Accra, Ghana, involving an aircraft that went down roughly 13 km from the Accra-Kotoka Airport. The incident resulted in the total loss of the aircraft, which was declared a hull loss due to damage sustained during the crash.
There were five people on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. While the impact caused significant damage to the airframe, there were no fatalities reported among the occupants. All five individuals sustained injuries during the event.
Findings
The specific reasons for the crash remain undetermined, as the aircraft went down under unknown circumstances. No official investigation report has been released to clarify the sequence of events leading to the impact.