{"id":163487,"date":"2024-03-20T09:24:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/20\/bonsukrom-residents-dispute-gaf-emergency-landing-claim\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T09:24:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:24:40","slug":"bonsukrom-residents-dispute-gaf-emergency-landing-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/20\/bonsukrom-residents-dispute-gaf-emergency-landing-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonsukrom residents dispute GAF emergency landing claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some residents of the Bonsukrom community in the Ahanta West Municipality have contested reports of an emergency landing by the Ghana Armed Forces after one of its helicopters purportedly crash-landed near the community on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1030291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/crash-west.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>All 21 individuals aboard the helicopter were successfully rescued.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Air Force, in a statement issued on Tuesday, clarified that the incident was not a crash but rather an emergency landing in the community.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1030281 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-081624.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"708\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness present at the heavily guarded accident site informed Citi News that the helicopter captured landing in the viral video was actually a rescue aircraft that arrived after the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Crashed Military Aircraft<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe rescued nine people from military helicopter before we were stopped by the soldiers\u201d \u2013 Eyewitness <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CitiNewsroom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CitiNewsroom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/18NPwTSXlN\">pic.twitter.com\/18NPwTSXlN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/1770366566430900442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1030292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/crash-west-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The eyewitness detailed that the downed helicopter was observed descending with its nose pointing towards the community, with one of its turbines nearly dislodging before ultimately crashing into the nearby bush.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1030284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-081557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1438\" height=\"730\"  \/>\u201cI saw the plane falling on its head. I thought it was coming to the park nearby, so I ran after it but it turned to the bush, where I saw that one of the turbines had disengaged from the plane and it fell down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we rushed there, one passenger came out of it, and we helped to rescue nine people until the military arrived and stopped us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1030285 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-20-081747.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1441\" height=\"741\"  \/><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some residents of the Bonsukrom community in the Ahanta West Municipality have contested reports of an emergency landing by the Ghana Armed Forces after one of its helicopters purportedly crash-landed near the community on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. 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