Tema 3I Sky Arrow crash
Private 3I Sky Arrow · Under investigation
From Ho Airport, Ghana to Accra International Airport, Ghana
Event
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- Event fatalities
- 2 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- Unknown
- Occupants
- Unknown
- Survivors
- 0
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- 0
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- General aviation
3I Sky Arrow
- Aircraft type
- 3i SKY ARROW
- Category
- Airplane · from aircraft type
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- 9G-ADV
- Operator
- Private
- Onboard fatalities
- 2
- Route
- From Ho Airport, GhanaTo Accra International Airport, Ghana
Approximate · Estimated position: the centre of Tema, the place the Wikipedia article names. Not the accident site.
From the Wikipedia article
The Tema 3I Sky Arrow crash occurred on, when a 3I Sky Arrow light aircraft, registered as 9G-ADV, crashed in a residential area in Tema, in Greater Accra, Ghana. The two occupants, the brothers Frank and Elijah Donkoh, died at the scene. The accident caused national shock and led to calls for an independent investigation and a review of safety regulations for private aviation in the country.
Accident
The accident occurred at around 12:21 (local time) on 16 March, near the Tema Metropolitan Day Care Centre, in Community 1 of Tema. The aircraft had lost contact with air traffic control at 14:18 UTC (12:18 local time) and crashed shortly afterwards.
The impact was severe, resulting in a fire that charred the bodies of the victims. The crash site was near a primary school. Fire Brigade teams arrived at the scene in about three minutes, and all the children and staff of the school were safely evacuated, with no injuries recorded on the ground.
Investigation and cause
Investigation
Immediately after the accident, Ghana's Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB Ghana) began a preliminary investigation. On 18 March 2026, the body's commissioner, John Wumborti, announced the appointment of a three-member team led by Captain Paul Forjoe, Head of Investigations of the AIB, to conduct a formal and independent investigation.
The team aims to determine the cause of the accident and recommend measures to prevent future occurrences. The commissioner assured that the body has the resources and experience necessary to conduct the investigation in accordance with international standards and asked the public to avoid speculation. A preliminary report or an update on the progress of the investigation is due to be released within one month, if the final report is not completed.
Translated into English with AI assistance from the Portuguese Wikipedia article “Acidente do 3I Sky Arrow em Tema” (revision 71954624, retrieved 2026-09-19) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out; the translation may contain errors, and long articles were cut to their first 700 words. Read the article
Sources
Portuguese Wikipedia article: Acidente do 3I Sky Arrow em Tema
- Translation
- Into English with AI assistance; names of linked operators and aircraft types from Wikidata. It may contain errors.
- Revision
- 71954624 · 2026-03-21 · retrieved 2026-09-19
- Wikidata
- Q138751925
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- pt Wikipedia article "Acidente do 3I Sky Arrow em Tema" (page 7821019, revision 71954624), translated into English with AI assistance
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- centre of the town the Wikipedia infobox site names (GeoNames, CC BY 4.0)
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- Operation
- operator given as a private owner in the infobox
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Portuguese Wikipedia article's infobox, translated into English with AI assistance, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.