Plane Crash List

Embraer 145 9G-AFR

22 March 2023 · Kumasi, Ghana · Minor injuries

Summary

On 22 March 2023 at about 10:56 local time, a Embraer 145 registered 9G-AFR, operated by Africa World Airlines, was involved in an incident near Kumasi, Ghana. 50 people were on board and one had minor injuries. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

The record

Date
at 10:56
Classification
Incident
Location
Kumasi, Ghana
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Embraer 145
Registration
9G-AFR
Category
Airplane
Operator
Africa World Airlines
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
DCA23WA223

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
50 0 0 1 49

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Other Embraer 145 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
7 Jun 2013 Embraer 145
B-3052
Shanghai, China
no coordinates
China Eastern Airlines No injuries -
17 Dec 2007 Embraer 145
N272SK
Jamaica, New York, United States Chautauqua Airlines No injuries -
13 May 2006 Embraer 145LR
N653AE
Winchester, Virginia, United States - Serious injuries -
17 Oct 2001 Embraer 145LR
N825MJ
Roanoke, Virginia, United States Mesa Airlines No injuries -
11 Feb 1998 Embraer 145-ER
N14931
Beaumont, Texas, United States Continental Express Serious injuries -

All 6 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
10 Jan 2015 Boeing 737
ET-AQV
Accra, Ghana - Minor injuries -
2 Jun 2012 Boeing 727-221F
5N-BJN
Accra, Ghana - Unknown -
12 Jun 2006 Boeing 737-2M2
D2-TBO
Accra, Ghana
no coordinates
TAAG Linhas Aereas De Angola No injuries -
12 Dec 1998 Piper PA-31-350
9GBCM
Accra, Ghana
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -

All 5 records in Ghana