2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash
On 11 April 2018, an Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Airport, Boufarik, Algeria, which is near Blida and south-west of the capital, Algiers. All 257 people on board were killed, making the accident the deadliest air crash on Algerian soil.
7T-WIV, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 1999 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 April 2018 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after take-off; under investigation |
| Site | Near Boufarik Airport, Boufarik, Algeria 36°32′32″N 02°51′59″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76TD |
| Operator | Algerian Air Force |
| Registration | 7T-WIV |
| Flight origin | Boufarik Airport, Boufarik, Algeria |
| Stopover | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport, Béchar, Algeria |
| Destination | Tindouf Airport, Tindouf, Algeria |
| Occupants | 257 |
| Passengers | 247 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 257 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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