Date: | Wednesday 11 April 2018 |
Time: | 08:00 |
Type: | Ilyushin Il-76TD |
Owner/operator: | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya |
Registration: | 7T-WIV |
MSN: | 1043419649 |
Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 257 / Occupants: 257 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Boufarik Air Base -
Algeria
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Boufarik Air Base (DAAK) |
Destination airport: | Tindouf Airport (TIN/DAOF) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An Ilyushin Il-76TD transport plane, operated by the Algerian Air Force, crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Air Base in northern Algeria. The aircraft came down in a field, broke up and burst into flames. All 247 passengers and ten crew members were killed.
The aircraft was transporting army personnel and family members to Tindouf and Béchar, Algeria.
Sources:
dia-algerie.com english.alarabiya.net facebook.com/eljazair.24 alg24.net kommersant.ru Location
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