Hot SourceResidents of Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region were jolted yesterday when a Volta River Aviation helicopter, registration number 9G-AFW, made yet another emergency landing, the second in less than a week.
The incident happened on Monday, 11 August 2025, near the Nkawkaw bypass in the Kwahu West Municipality.
According to witnesses, the chopper was spotted “moving slowly in the sky, even backwards” before touching down within the community.
Operators blamed poor visibility from bad weather for the diversion, insisting no injuries were recorded. But the déjà vu is hard to ignore — on Wednesday, 6 August, the very same aircraft was forced into an unscheduled landing at Ajumako Kokoben after deteriorating weather near Prestea.
The repeated mishaps come at a time when public nerves are still raw from the August 6 military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives.
The fact that this particular aircraft has twice been grounded in under a fortnight has sparked mounting concern over Ghana’s aviation safety protocols, weather assessment systems, and the readiness of operators to take to the skies in marginal conditions.
For now, Volta River Aviation insists their craft is airworthy and that both landings were necessary safety measures.
But in the court of public opinion, the repeated nature of the incidents is painting a worrying picture — one that demands more than just “weather” as an explanation.
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