2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash

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2018 Algerian Air Force Il-76 crash
Tindouf Airport, Tindouf
, Algeria
Occupants257
Passengers247
Crew10
Fatalities257
Survivors0

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.[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft was an

msn 1043419649, had first flown in 1994.[4]

Crash

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Bechar Airport
Boufarik Airport

At 07:50

People's National Army. Many of these soldiers and officers were traveling with family members.[8][13]

Thirty

Moroccan media in particular unanimously claimed that several Polisario Front members were among the dead; however, Algerian and Saharawi officials have since maintained that there were only 30 Saharawi civilian casualties.[16]

Local authorities dispatched fourteen ambulances, ten fire apparatus and 130 personnel to attend to the crash site. As a result of the crash, the road between Boufarik and Blida was temporarily closed to traffic.[17]

Aftermath

Following the accident,

President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, declared seven days of national mourning.[11][14] Ahmed Gaid Salah, Chief of Staff of the Algerian Army, ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.[17] Russia stated that it would assist in the investigation.[3]

See also

  • List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2010–present)

References

  1. ^ Walsh, Declan (11 April 2018). "Military Plane Crashes in Algeria, Killing at Least 257". New York Times. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Algeria - Air Force". Scramble. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Россия поможет Алжиру расследовать крушение Ил-76ТД" [Russia will help Algeria to investigate the crash of the Il-76TD] (in Russian). Kommersant. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ "More Than 250 Dead in Algerian Military-Plane Crash". The Wall Street Journal. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. ^ "At least 105 killed in military plane crash in Algeria - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ^ Vincenot, Aymeric (12 April 2018). "Algeria in mourning after its deadliest plane crash". IOL. Independent Media. AFP. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d "Algeria military plane crash: 257 dead near Algiers". BBC. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ^ Ouali, Aomar (11 April 2018). "Crash Kills 257 in Algeria's Deadliest Aviation Disaster". US News. AP. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ^ a b "257 people feared dead in Algerian military plane crash". RTÉ. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  11. ^ a b c "Mueren 257 personas al estrellarse un avión militar en Argelia" [257 people killed when a military plane crashes in Algeria] (in Spanish). RTVE. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018. 30 de los fallecidos son civiles saharauis
  12. ^ "Algerian military plane crash death toll rises to 257". Sky News. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Número de mortos no acidente do avião militar argelino sobe a 257" [Death count of Algerian military plane accident reaches 257] (in Portuguese). EFE. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Mueren 30 saharauis en el accidente de un avión militar en Argelia" [30 Saharawis killed in the accident of a military plane in Algeria] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. EFE. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Algeria state TV: 257 killed in Boufarik military plane crash". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Mohamed VI envía condolencias a Argelia por la tragedia que dejó 257 víctimas" [Mohammed VI offers condolences to Algeria for the tragedy that claimed 257 victims] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. EFE. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  17. ^ a b "DIRECT - Plusiers morts dans le crash d'un avion militaire à Blida" [DIRECT - Several dead in the crash of a military aircraft in Blida] (in French). Alg24. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Hundreds killed as Algerian military plane crashes after takeoff". Irish Independent. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Algerian military plane crashes into mountain, 77 killed". Reuters. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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