Captain Frank Donkor: Pilot in Tema Plane Crash Married 3 Months Ago, Wedding Video Stirs Sadness
- Captain Frank Donkor Junior, the pilot in the Tema plane crash, tragically passed just three months after his marriage
- Videos of his wedding in December 2025 have emerged online, showing him excitedly dancing with his family
- Captain Donkor, the son of Hebron Prayer Camp leader Elder Frank Donkor, passed away with his junior brother
More information has surfaced in the wake of the Tema plane crash on March 16, 2026, which claimed two lives.
One of these was Frank Paa Kwesi Donkor Junior, a Ghanaian pilot with more than 15 years of aviation experience.
Source: TikTok
The veteran pilot, who had gotten married around three months earlier, died alongside his younger brother, Elijah Nana Yaw Donkor.
The two lost their lives on Monday, March 16, 2026, when their aircraft, designation 9G-ADV, crashed at the Oninku park at Site 17 in Tema Community 1.
A statement from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) confirmed the crash and the loss of two on board, stating that the light aircraft, which was flying from Ho to Accra, was expected to reach its destination at 15:20 GMT and made its last radio contact at 14:18 GMT.
See the press statement shared on Facebook below:
The deceased, Captain Frank Donkor Junior and his younger brother were sons of Elder Frank Donkor, the leader of the popular Hebron Prayer Camp.
According to Okay FM, Captain Donkor was a professional pilot, while his brother, Elijah Donkor, was a fresh university graduate and a fish farmer.
The siblings are the first-born and third-born of their parents, respectively.
Video of Captain Donkor flying emerges
After his passing, friends and colleagues of the late Captain Frank Donkor took to social media to mourn him.
In a video seen by YEN.com.gh on TikTok, user El Wealth shared a video of the deceased pilot on another flight.
It showed him at the cockpit of a plane with similar features and designs to the aircraft that had crashed in Tema.
Source: TikTok
Captain Frank Donkor's wedding videos emerge
Following the identification of Captain Frank Donkor and his brother, Elijah, YEN.com.gh has determined that the deceased pilot passed away just three months after getting married.
He married his sweetheart, Naomi, in a beautiful wedding ceremony on December 13, 2025.
Videos from their wedding were shared on social media at the time, in celebration of their union.
Watch the TikTok video from Captain Donkor's recent wedding below:
One of the videos showed him in colourful Kente cloth as he danced with Naomi, who wore a blue corseted Kente gown.
The clips that elicited happiness have now evoked sorrow among netizens.
Watch another TikTok video of the wedding ceremony below:
Another video showed the late Captain Donkor and his wife surrounded by his father and others on the dancefloor.
Ghanaians have reacted massively to the now-tragic footage.
Watch the TikTok video below:
Teacher passes away two months after wedding
In similar news, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian lady named Rachael Maame Aba had passed away just two months after her lavish wedding.
A friend announced her passing by sharing some videos from December 2025, shortly before the professional teacher fell ill and sadly passed on.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
