2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crash
EW-78849, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Polonia International Airport in 2005. | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 March 2007 |
| Summary | Suspected shootdown |
| Site | Mogadishu |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-76TD |
| Operator | TransAVIAexport Airlines |
| Registration | EW-78849 |
| Occupants | 11 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 11 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 23 March 2007, a Belarusian Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft operated by TransAVIAexport Airlines crashed in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, during the Battle of Mogadishu. The plane was carrying repair equipment and humanitarian aid. According to a spokesperson for the transport ministry of Belarus, the aircraft was shot down. However, the Somali government insisted that the crash was accidental. A crew of eleven on board the aircraft perished in the accident.