ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 321983
| Date: | Friday 23 March 2007 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76TD |
| Owner/operator: | Transaviaexport Airlines |
| Registration: | EW-78849 |
| MSN: | 1013405192 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7665 hours |
| Engine model: | Soloviev D-30KP-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | near Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ) -
 Somalia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ/HCMM) |
| Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (JIB/HDAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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.
Sources:
Interfax
Reuters
Soviet Transports
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD); July 2001
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