Tamale - Accra

On June 5, 2000 at 11:35 AM, Tamale - Accra experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Ghana Airways, with the event recorded near Accra-Kotoka Greater Accra.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

54 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 47 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 13.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 44, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a schedule service (flight GH200) from Tamale to Accra on behalf of the Ghana Air Force. On final approach to Accra-kotoka Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. In a nose down attitude, the aircraft landed hard on runway 21, nose first. Upon impact, the aircraft broke in two and came to rest. Seven passengers were killed while several others were injured, some seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration G524, MSN 10535, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.6038°, -0.1683°.