The Z-9 helicopter involved in the August 6, 2025, accident that resulted in the death of eight people was in good condition to fly on the day of the accident.
There was poor visibility in the area where the accident occurred, the committee tasked to investigate has said.
According to the findings of the committee, as the flight approached Obuasi, about 90 miles away from Accra, visibility deteriorated rapidly due to mist and low clouds.
At 9:56 am, the crew entered instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), meaning they flew into clouds because they no longer could stay away from the clouds, and transitioned into instrument flight rules (IFR), meaning they now transitioned from using visual cues to navigate solely on the aircraft instruments.
The crew then initiated a climb to cross terrain that they were aware of, and initiated to climb to cross the terrain.
Seconds before impact, the crew stated [per the findings from the aircraft recorder], that they could see the high ground below, (and) so they go over it, but suddenly thereafter, the helicopter that was flying up, without any change in its power, or in the pitch [which is used to go up and down], suddenly lost height and impacted a ridge line, at about 1370 feet above sea level, and this is about 6 and half miles away from destination. at 9:58 am.
There was no potential human error involved in the accident, according to the committee.
The flight to Brofoyedru [90 miles from Accra and 10 miles from Obuasi] was uneventful, according to the committee findings.
The findings of the August 6 military helicopter crash, which claimed eight lives, including two cabinet ministers, was made public at a media briefing on Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025.
The report was first presented to the National Security Council on Monday, before its release to the public on Tuesday.