2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash
The 2007 TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash refers to an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft operated by that Belarusian airline that crashed in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, on 23 March 2007, during the Battle of Mogadishu. The plane was carrying repair equipment and humanitarian aid. According to a spokesperson for the transport ministry of Belarus, the aircraft was shot down. However, the Somali government insisted that the crash was accidental. A crew of eleven on board the aircraft perished in the accident.
EW-78849, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Polonia International Airport in 2005. | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 March 2007 |
| Summary | Suspected shootdown |
| Site | Mogadishu |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76TD |
| Operator | TransAVIAexport Airlines |
| Registration | EW-78849 |
| Occupants | 11 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 11 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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