Plane crashes in Ghana

20 crashes in Ghana since 1943, with 36 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 20
• Fatal crashes: 7
• Fatalities: 36
• First recorded: May 27, 1943
• Most recent: October 6, 2015

Deadliest

1. June 2, 2012: Boeing 727-200, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (12 fatalities)
2. September 7, 1943: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, Accra Greater Accra, Ghana (10 fatalities)
3. June 5, 2000: Fokker F27 Friendship, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (7 fatalities)
4. November 13, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Takoradi Western, Ghana (4 fatalities)
5. April 24, 1969: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Takoradi Western, Ghana (1 fatality)

Manufacturers

• Boeing (4)
• Douglas (4)
• Fokker (3)
• Britten-Norman (2)
• Piper (2)
• Avro (1)
• British Aerospace (1)
• Consolidated (1)
• Curtiss (1)
• Martin (1)

Aircraft

• Boeing 707 (2)
• Britten-Norman Islander (2)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (2)
• Fokker F28 Fellowship (2)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (2)
• Avro 748 (1)
• BAe 146 (1)
• Boeing 727-200 (1)
• Boeing 737-400 (1)
• Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express (1)
• Curtiss C-46 Commando (1)
• Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) (1)

Years

• 1943 (3)
• 1944 (2)
• 1981 (2)
• 1983 (2)
• 1985 (2)
• 2015 (2)
• 1946 (1)
• 1969 (1)
• 1971 (1)
• 1978 (1)
• 1998 (1)
• 2000 (1)

All crashes

• October 6, 2015: BAe 146, Tamale, Northern, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• January 10, 2015: Boeing 737-400, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• June 2, 2012: Boeing 727-200, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (12 fatalities)
• June 5, 2000: Fokker F27 Friendship, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (7 fatalities)
• December 12, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1985: Britten-Norman Islander, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1985: Britten-Norman Islander, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• September 25, 1983: Boeing 707, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• September 25, 1983: Boeing 707, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• November 13, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Takoradi Western, Ghana (4 fatalities)
• January 22, 1971: Avro 748, Accra-Kotoka Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• April 24, 1969: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Takoradi Western, Ghana (1 fatality)
• January 29, 1946: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Takoradi Western, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• October 9, 1944: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Accra Greater Accra, Ghana (1 fatality)
• January 27, 1944: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Accra Greater Accra, Ghana (1 fatality)
• October 30, 1943: Martin B-26 Marauder, Accra Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• September 7, 1943: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express, Accra Greater Accra, Ghana (10 fatalities)
• May 27, 1943: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Half Assini Western, Ghana (0 fatalities)