2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash
7T-WIV, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 1999 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 April 2018 |
| Summary | engine failure and Wing fire after takeoff |
| Site | |
| 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 |
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. It is also the deadliest plane crash to occur in Africa.