Narrative:
On March 9, 2007 a company Il-76TD (EW-78826) sustained substantial damage after being hit by a missile while on approach to Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ). Later that month Il-76TD EW-78849 flew to Mogadishu to deliver equipment to cannibalize EW-78826 and to salvage usable parts.
On March 23, EW-78849 was to be flown back to Minsk with a refueling stop at Djibouti (JIB). Shortly after takeoff three missiles were fired at the plane. Reportedly one of the missiles hit the wing. Control was lost and the airplane crashed.
Loss of control
» Reuters
» Soviet Transports
accident date: 23-03-2007
type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
registration: EW-78849
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Friday 23 March 2007 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76TD |
| Operator: | Transaviaexport Airlines |
| Registration: | EW-78849 |
| MSN: | 1013405192 |
| First flight: | 1991 |
| Engines: | 4 Soloviev D-30KP-2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ) ( Somalia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ/HCMM), Somalia |
| Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (JIB/HDAM), Djibouti |
On March 9, 2007 a company Il-76TD (EW-78826) sustained substantial damage after being hit by a missile while on approach to Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ). Later that month Il-76TD EW-78849 flew to Mogadishu to deliver equipment to cannibalize EW-78826 and to salvage usable parts.
On March 23, EW-78849 was to be flown back to Minsk with a refueling stop at Djibouti (JIB). Shortly after takeoff three missiles were fired at the plane. Reportedly one of the missiles hit the wing. Control was lost and the airplane crashed.
Classification:
Shot down from the groundLoss of control
Sources:
» Interfax» Reuters
» Soviet Transports
Photos
accident date: 23-03-2007
type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
registration: EW-78849
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mogadishu International Airport to Djibouti-Ambouli Airport as the crow flies is 1081 km (676 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Mogadishu International Airport to Djibouti-Ambouli Airport as the crow flies is 1081 km (676 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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