Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jun 5, 2000 (7 killed), Accr...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on June 5, 2000 near Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana with 7 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The hard landing...
- Date: June 5, 2000
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The hard landing happened in heavy rain and poor visibility. The official board of inquiry findings were not located.
A Fokker F27 operated on a scheduled service from Tamale to Accra, flown for the Ghana Air Force according to BAAA. In heavy rain and low visibility it landed hard, nose first, on runway 21 and broke in two. Seven passengers were killed and several others were injured, some seriously. A board of inquiry was reported, but its findings were not found.