{"id":89229,"date":"2025-08-11T11:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89229"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:41:13","slug":"same-helicopter-forced-into-emergency-landing-again-within-two-weeks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89229","title":{"rendered":"Same helicopter forced into emergency landing again within two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 0 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Concerns over Ghana\u2019s aviation safety are escalating after a helicopter, registration number 9G-AFW, was forced into its second emergency landing in two weeks. <\/p>\n<p>This incident comes amidst national mourning following a fatal helicopter crash on August 6th that claimed eight lives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"446\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336.jpg\" alt=\"Same helicopter forced into emergency landing again within two weeks\" class=\"wp-image-10032823481\" title=\"Same helicopter forced into emergency landing again within two weeks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-535x300.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-233x131.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-218x122.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-757x424.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-330x185.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-225x126.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-217x122.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-340x191.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-268x150.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-11-at-11.34.59_6a342336-55x31.jpg 55w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The latest unscheduled landing of the 9G-AFW occurred on Monday, August 11th, at Nkawkaw, Ampekrom, in the Eastern Region. <\/p>\n<p>While no injuries were reported, the repeated emergency stops of the same aircraft within a short timeframe have intensified questions about the safety of air travel.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>READ ALSO: Four escape unhurt after Helicopter makes emergency landing at Ajumako Kokoben<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The same helicopter was forced into an emergency landing in the Central Region on the same day the Ghana Armed Forces military aircraft crashed, killing eight persons.<\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness described seeing the helicopter \u201cmoving in the sky slowly. 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