Security Analyst Shares Chilling Details of How Crashed GAF Helicopter Went off Radar
- Colonel Festus Aboagye, a prominent Ghana Security Analyst, has given fresh details on the Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash
- In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the renowned analyst noted that things began to fall apart 14 minutes after the aircraft took off
- Netizens who saw the video of the analyst explaining what happened before the crash were heartbroken
Security Analyst Colonel Festus Aboagye has shared chilling details of how the crashed Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) helicopter went off radar after fourteen minutes.
Speaking on Metro TV, Colonel Festus Aboagye noted that the plane took off at 09:12 hours and was expected to arrive in Obuasi in 50 minutes. However, at 09:26 hours, it disappeared.
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"We know for a fact that the actual time of departure was 09:12 hours. 14 minutes into the flight, the plane went off radar, but when the plane goes off radar, it does not mean that the plane has crashed. It simply means that, based on its location and its surrounding terrain, or maybe weather, the radar covering the area cannot pick up the location of the flight, he said.
Colonel Festus Aboagye noted that when the team monitoring the flight from the Ghana Air Force base in Accra noticed its sudden disappearance, an alert was made to the GAF Central Command in Kumasi to inquire if the flight had been seen 30 minutes after it went off radar.
"Per protocol, after one hour, if the plane's location is still not found, then the distress call is made. So every substantive effort to find the plane started after 11:00 hours," he said.
According to his account, the military base in Kumasi was informed that the helicopter was expected to land at the Len Clay Sports Stadium in Obuasi.
When it did not arrive there, the team was instructed to check the Ashanti Gold airfield to see if the helicopter had landed there.
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Unfortunately, the aircraft was not there, and a search team was immediately deployed to look for the aircraft. And at 10:00 am, the plane crashed.
He noted that the Kumasi team got to the crash site at 2:00 pm due to distance and other factors, which was several hours after the plane had crashed.
He further explained why some civilians had access to the crash site before the arrival of the military team.
"The crash happened around 10:00 am. Some of the residents are farmers, and they were already on their farms at the time. So it is not true that the military gave them access to the crash site," he said.
Watch the video of Colonel Festus Aboagye speaking on how the aircraft suddenly went off radar below:
Netizens call for public education on GAF incident
Netizens who saw Colonel Festus Aboagye's remarks were impressed. Many in the comments section commended him for the insight and called for more public education on the incident.
@brey567 wrote:
"Intelligence, meticulous, facts, patience, maturity... There should be regular public education of such issues by experts like Col., so much wisdom!"
@charlesgyamfi6089 wrote:
"The most instructive of all commentaries I've listened so far on the crash."
@joeurgesym249 wrote:
"It may be wise to review the protocol. If, per current procedure, there’s a one-hour wait after a plane goes off radar, that seems far too long in a life-and-death situation — especially when hospitals are not equipped as full trauma centers."
MCE recounts last interaction with Samuel Aboagye
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Obuasi West MCE Faustilove Appiah Kannin broke her silence on the recent helicopter crash that claimed eight lives.
In a video, she opened up about the rescue efforts officials carried out after the unfortunate incident happened on August 6, 2025.
Faustilove Appiah Kannin also shared details of her last conversation with a victim, Samuel Appiah, before the helicopter crash.
Source: YEN.com.gh
