Editing Kotoka International Airport (section)

==Accidents and incidents==

* On 5 June 2000, a Ghana Airlink [[Fokker F-27]] en route from [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]] to [[Accra]] crashed on approach to Kotoka International Airport. Six people were killed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ghana Air Link Fokker F-27 plane crash|website=1001crash.com|date=5 June 2000 |url=https://www.1001crash.com/transport-page-description-accident-Ghana_F27-lg-2-crash-166.html|access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref>
* On 28 January 2009, a [[Ghana International Airlines]] [[Boeing 757]] operating from [[Accra]] to [[London Gatwick]], United Kingdom, with 96 passengers and nine crew reported anomalies with the control systems when climbing out of [[Accra]]. The crew declared a [[mayday]] and made a safe return to Kotoka International Airport where the remains of a [[beetle]]-like creature were discovered to be obstructing the left [[pitot tube|pitot]] system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Boeing%20757-258,%20G-STRZ%2012-09.pdf|title=Serious incident|type=PDF|work=aaib.gov.uk}}</ref>

* On 2 June 2012, an [[Allied Air]] [[Allied Air Flight 111|Boeing 727 cargo aircraft]] operating from [[Lagos]] to [[Accra]] on behalf of [[DHL Aviation|DHL]] with 4 crew overshot the runway while landing in heavy rain. At least 12 people on the ground were killed. The 4 crew all survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201206/87684.php|title=Update: 10 dead as Cargo plane crashes into Hajj Village|work=edition.myjoyonline.com|date=2 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605152913/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201206/87684.php|archive-date=5 June 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Red Clay, Jana (P1100321).jpg|thumb|Damaged Starbow ATR 72-500 on display near Tamale]]

* On 28 October 2014, a [[Starbow]] [[BAe 146-200]] from Accra to [[Takoradi Airport]] with 77 people on board suffered a hydraulic failure during climb out. The crew were forced to make an emergency landing in Accra without flaps, resulting in damage to the landing gear and a fire. Two persons were injured in the resulting emergency evacuation. The aircraft was written off.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=47c8c776&opt=0|title=Accident: Starbow B462 at Accra on Oct 28th 2014, hydraulic failure|website=Aviation Herald}}</ref>

* On 10 January 2015, an [[ASKY Airlines]] [[Boeing 737]]-43QSF (leased from [[Ethiopian Airlines]]), was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident and runway excursion. The aircraft was written off and there were no fatalities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4800ff53&opt=0|title=Accident: Ethiopian B734 at Accra on Jan 10th 2015, runway excursion|website=Aviation Herald}}</ref>
* On 25 November 2017, a [[Starbow]] [[ATR 72-500]] suffered a runway excursion due to the captain's seat sliding backward during the take-off roll. The aircraft struck the airport perimeter fence before coming to a halt. Five passengers were injured, and the aircraft was written off with significant damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4b1883a9&opt=0|title=Accident: Starbow AT72 at Accra on Nov 25th 2017, runway excursion during takeoff due to sliding pilot seat|website=Aviation Herald}}</ref>