Bad weather to blame for aircraft going down with two ministers on board

A helicopter crash than killed Ghana’s ministers of defence and environment – along with six other people – was caused by poor weather conditions, an investigative committee has found. The Z9 military helicopter plummeted in a dense forest as it was flying from the capital, Accra, to the town of Obuasi in August. There were no survivors. After a two-month probe, investigators found that the aircraft lost altitude and lift due to “downdraft”, a downward current of air. The helicopter was “airworthy”, the report added, but recommended the Ghana Air Force fleet be modernised as it currently lacks modern safety…