Ghana Air Force Z-9 Crash

On August 6, 2025, a Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9EH helicopter (registration GHF 631) crashed in the Ashanti Region. The aircraft, a Chinese-manufactured naval variant of the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, was conducting a transport mission from Accra to Obuasi. All eight occupants, including three crew members and the Ministers of Defence and Environment, were killed when the helicopter struck a forested mountainside. Following the crash and subsequent fire, the Ghana Armed Forces recovered the flight recorder. A joint investigation involving military and fire services is underway to determine the technical or environmental factors leading to the disaster.